Fastest marathon in a nurse’s uniform (male)
The fastest marathon in a nurse’s uniform (male) was 2 hr 52 min 26 sec by Kevin Harvey (UK) at the 2011 Virgin London Marathon in London, UK, on 17 April 2011.
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Fastest marathon in a martial arts suit
The fastest marathon in martial arts uniform (male) is 3 hr 39 min 20 sec and was achieved by Peter Kelly (UK) at the Virgin London Marathon, London, UK, on 25 April 2010. Peter Kelly ran in a traditional karate outfit.
Fastest marathon in an animal costume (female)
The fastest marathon in an animal costume (female) was 3 hr 42 min 11 sec by Barbara Stcherbatcheff (USA) dressed as a peacock at the 2011 Virgin London Marathon in London, UK, on 17 April 2011.
Fastest marathon in a wedding dress
The fastest marathon in a wedding dress (female) is 3 hr 16 min 44 sec and was achieved by Sarah Dudgeon (UK) at the 2014 Virgin Money London Marathon in London, UK, on 13 April 2014. Sarah’s 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 suit
The fastest marathon dressed in a full suit is 2 hr 58 min 03 sec and was achieved by Joe Elliot (UK) at the 2013 Virgin London Marathon in London, UK, on 21 April 2013.
Fastest marathon in film character costume (male)
The fastest marathon dressed in film character costume (male) is 2 hr 42 min 52 sec and was achieved by David Stone (UK) dressed as Captain Jack Sparrow at the 2013 Virgin London Marathon in London, UK, on 21 April 2013.
Fastest marathon in film character costume (female)
The fastest marathon in film character costume (female) is 3 hr 53 min 40 sec by Alisa Vanlint (UK) as Princess Leia at the Virgin London Marathon 2010 in London, UK, on 25 April 2010. Vanlint chose to run as the bikini-clad version of Princess Leia when captured by Jabba the Hutt in “The Return of the Jedi.”
Fastest marathon in an animal costume (male)
The fastest marathon in an animal costume (male) is 2 hr 48 min 29 sec and was achieved by Alex Collins (UK), dressed a tiger, at the 2014 Virgin Money London Marathon in London, UK, on 13 April 2014. Alex’s record was one of 30 successfully broken and verified onsite by Guinness World Records at the 2014 Virgin Money London Marathon. His brother Tom also broke a Guinness World Records title in the same race (‘Fastest marathon dressed as a monk’).
Fastest marathon in full military uniform (female)
The fastest marathon in full military uniform by a woman is 4 hr 54 min 15 sec and was achieved by Sophie Hilaire (USA) at the Philadelphia Marathon, Philadelphia, USA, on 22 November 2009. Sophie was wearing military boots, helmet and body armour. She was running to raise money for American Veterans with Brain Injuries.
Fastest marathon in full military uniform (male)
The fastest marathon in a full military uniform is 3 hr 49 min 21 sec and was achieved by Andy McMahon (UK) at the Lochaber Marathon, Fort William, UK, on 19 April 2009. Andy was running to help raise money for Help for Heroes and Who Cares? Scotland. He is a member of Stornoway Running club.