The fastest marathon dressed as a television character (male) is 2 hr 49 min 51 sec and was achieved by David Stone (UK), dressed as a Thunderbird, at the 2014 Virgin Money London Marathon in London, UK, on 13 April 2014.

David’s record was one of 30 successfully broken and verified onsite by Guinness World Records at the 2014 Virgin Money London Marathon. This is David’s fourth successful attempt at a Guinness World Records title at the London Marathon, having broken a record each year from 2011 to 2014.