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.
