Fastest marathon dressed as a vegetable
The fastest marathon dressed as a vegetable is 2 hr 59 min 33 sec and was achieved by Edward Lumley (UK) dressed as a carrot at the 2012 Virgin London Marathon, London, UK, on 22 April 2012.
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Fastest marathon dressed as Elvis
The fastest marathon dressed as Elvis is 2 hr 42 min 52 sec by Ian Sharman(UK) at the 2009 Seattle Marathon in Washington, USA, on 29 November 2009. Ian crossed the finish line wearing a high-rise pompadour wig and a white jumper suit. He managed to reclaim the title he previously held in 2008.
Fastest marathon dressed as an astronaut
The fastest marathon dressed as an astronaut is 3 hr 08 min 45 sec and was achieved by Simon Couchman (UK) at the 2014 Virgin Money London Marathon in London, UK, on 13 April 2014. Simon’s record was one of 30 successfully broken and verified onsite by Guinness World Records at the 2014 Virgin Money London Marathon.
Fastest marathon dressed as sumo
The fastest marathon dressed as a sumo wrestler is 3 hr 51 min 54 sec and was achieved by David Smith (UK) at the Wolverhampton City Marathon in Wolverhampton, West Midlands, UK, on 1 September 2013.
Fastest marathon dressed as Santa Claus
The fastest marathon dressed as Santa Claus is 2 hr 55 min 50 sec and was achieved by Paul Simons (UK)at the Flora London Marathon, London, UK, on 26 April 2009. Flora London Marathon 2009
Fastest marathon dribbling a basketball
The fastest marathon while dribbling a basketball was 3 hr 23 min 42 sec by Mark Ott (USA) at the 2010 Martian Marathon in Dearborn, Michigan, USA, on 10 April 2010. Ott finished 53rd out of a mixed-sex field of 125 entrants.
Fastest marathon in a fireman’s uniform
The fastest marathon in a fireman’s uniform is 4 hr 39 min 13 sec and was achieved by James Dajlid (UK) at the 2014 Virgin Money London Marathon in London, UK, on 13 April 2014. James is a real life fireman and ran for the charity Oxfam. James’ record was one of 30 successfully broken and verified onsite by Guinness World Records at the 2014 Virgin Money London Marathon.
Fastest marathon in a bomb disposal suit
The fastest marathon in a bomb disposal suit is 6 hr 55 min 59 sec and was achieved by Iain Church (UK) at the USMC Marathon, in Arlington, Virginia, USA, on 28 October 2012. Church is a Major in the SO2 DS Army Division of the British Army. He ran in a 66 lb bomb disposal suit.
Fastest marathon dribbling a basketball (female)
The fastest marathon run while dribbling a basketball was 4 hr 28 min 11 sec by Marinella Satta (Italy) at the Giro D’Italia Run in Turin, Italy, on 28 February 2010. Satta finished 25th out of 38 competitors, the only one dribbling a basketball for the race. The race was sanctioned by FIDAL, the Italian Athletics Federation.
Fastest marathon in a police uniform
The fastest marathon in police uniform was 3 hr 09 min 52 sec by Paul Swan (UK) at the 2011 Virgin London Marathon in London, UK, on 17 April 2011. Swann was required to wear helmet/cap, belt, shirt and trousers. He also wore a vest with other police materials such as flashlights and handcuffs.