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New world records at Virgin London Marathon 2012

New world records London Marathon 2012

Today saw 29 new records set at the Virgin London Marathon,

the complete list is below.

Fastest marathon dressed as a Book Character (male) – Dracula David Mark

Stone

2h 42m 17s
Fastest marathon dressed as a

Fairy

Martin Hulbert 2h 49m 44s
Fastest marathon dressed in a Nurse’s Uniform (male) Kevin Harvey 2h 51m 37s
Fastest marathon dressed as a Roman

Soldier

David Tomlin 2h 57m
Fastest marathon dressed as a Vegetable (male) – Carrot Edward Lumley 2h 59m 33s
Fastest marathon dressed as a Jester Alexander Scherz 3h 01m 56s
Fastest

marathon dressed as a Golfer (male)

Simon Le Mare 3h 10m

04s

Fastest marathon dressed as a Baby Michael

Brigham

3h 11m 53s
Fastest marathon dressed as a

nun

Kevin Day 3h 17m 58s
Fastest marathon in an animal costume (female) – Peacock Susannah Gill 3h 18m 09s
Fastest marathon dressed as a

Lifeguard

Hamish Khayat 3h 26m 35s
Fastest marathon wearing a Gas Mask Andy McMahon 3h 28m

38s

Fastest marathon dressed as a video games character Dan McCormack (Luigi) & Nash Pradhan (Mario) 3h 29m 41s
Fastest marathon dressed as an insect (female) – Bee Magdalene

Bennett

3h 32m 30s
Fastest marathon dressed in

School Uniform (female)

Amy Tanner 3h 33m 52s
Fastest marathon dressed in School Uniform (male) Tony Audenshaw 3h 36m 51s
Fastest marathon dressed as a dairy product

(male) – Ice-cream

Chris Atkins 3h 37m 22s
Fastest marathon dressed as a Book Character (female) – Wally’s Friend Wenda Julie Donald 3h 39m 49s
Fastest

marathon in a wedding dress

Naomi Garrick 3h 41m

40s

Fastest marathon dressed as a Monk Gavin

Long

3h 45m 14s
Fastest marathon dressed as a

vegetable (female) – Carrot

Helen Juckes 3h 47m

15s

Fastest marathon dressed as a Mascot (female) – Alfie (Guide

Dogs)

Wendy Shaw 4h 06m 06s
Fastest marathon dressed as a star Ian Gear 4h 46m

45s

Fastest marathon in a two-person pantomime costume Billy & Tom Casserley 4h 49m 18s
Fastest marathon run by a parent and child Jeffrey (2h 59m 54s) & Russell (2h 42m

07s) Whittington

5h 02m 1s
Fastest marathon hula

hooping

Sasha Kenney 5h 05m 57s
Fastest marathon dribbling a football Tony Barrance 5h 36m

24s

Fastest marathon on stilts George and

Charley Phillips (brother and sister)

6h 50m 02s
Tallest costume – Blackpool Tower David Lawrenson 26ft 2in, 7h 0m

19s

 

All the new Guinness World Records achieved as part of the 2012

Virgin London Marathon are part of World Record London, which will see the most exciting capital in the world attempt over 20

Guinness World Records to make London a multi record-breaking city. To celebrate this magical year for London the World

Record London campaign is highlighting unique events, such as London Marathon, that are available to Londoners and everyone

visiting the capital between now and July 2012.