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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.