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.

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.

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.”

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’).

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.

The fastest marathon in school uniform (female) is 4 hr 14 min 46 sec and was achieved by Louise Winstanley (UK) at the Virgin London Marathon, London, UK, on 25 April 2010. Louise was running for the charity Friends of St Saviour’s School.

The fastest marathon on crutches was 6 hr 24 min 48 sec by John Sandford Hart (UK) at the 2011 Virgin London Marathon in London, UK, on 17 April 2011. Sandford Hart uses a prosthetic right leg after having it amputated in 2009. This record is for the use of two legs on crutches, while a separate category is monitored for only allowing one foot to touch the ground the entire race.

The record for the fastest marathon on stilts is 8 hr 25 min and was achieved by Michelle Frost (UK) at the Flora London Marathon 2008, in London, UK, on 13 April 2008. The GWR Team Marathon adjudicated. She was the last attempter to arrive.

The fastest marathon run by parent and child on aggregate is 5 hr 18 min 35 sec and was achieved by Graham Green and his son Ben Green (both UK) at the 2014 Virgin London Marathon, in London, UK, on 13 April 2014. The pair were not aware they had broken the record until after the race when a friend joked about it and they researched the record.

Dale Lyons of Meriden, West Midlands, UK ran the London marathon while carrying a dessert spoon with a fresh egg on it in 3 hr 47 min on 23 April 1990.