The fastest half marathon carrying a 40 lb pack was 1 hr 36 min 56 sec by Lee Riley (UK) at the Shakespeare Raceway Half Marathon in Stratford-Upon-Avon, UK, on 5 March 2011. Riley would go on to break the full marathon record wearing a 40 lb pack at the Virgin London Marathon just a month later.
The fastest half marathon dressed as a vegetable is 1 hr 25 min 59 sec and was achieved by Ronnie Haynes (UK), dressed as a carrot, at the Plymouth Half Marathon in Plymouth, Devon, UK, on 28 April 2013. Ronnie ran the half marathon to raise money for the Motor Neurons Disease Association, a cause close to his heart.
The fastest half marathon dressed as a television character was achieved by Christopher Burton (UK) dressed as Sportacus in 1 hr 33 min 46 sec at the 2011 Yeovil Half Marathon in Yeovil, UK, on 27 March 2011. Sportacus is the main protagonist from the Icelandic children’s programme “LazyTown.” Burton also attempted the fastest marathon as a television character three weeks later at the 2011 Virgin London Marathon but lost to a “Captain James T. Kirk” by 15 seconds.
The fastest half marathon in an animal costume (male) is 1 hr 24 min 15 sec and was achieved by Ben Cope (UK), dressed as a lion, at the Central Lancashire New Year Half Marathon in Preston, Lancashire, UK, on 5 January 2014.
The fastest half marathon wearing a gas mask is 1 hr 27 min 23 sec by Andy McMahon (UK) at the Kinloss to Lossiemouth Half Marathon in Lossiemouth, Moray, UK on 19 February 2012. Andy was wearing a General Service Respirator issued by the RAF.
The record for the fastest time to complete a half marathon race three legged is held by Alastair and Nick Benbow (UK) who ran the London Half Marathon in 1 hr 37 min 53 sec on 2 March 2003. The pair wore a pair of three legged trousers and were also tied at the wrist. The race was timed using a timing chip.
The fastest handcuff escape blindfolded is 2.56 seconds, achieved by Stuart Burrell (UK) at the Magic At The Barn event at Sutton Hall, Rochford, Essex, UK, on 13 July 2014.
Scott Flansburg of Phoenix, Arizona, USA, correctly added a randomly selected two-digit number (38) to itself 36 times in 15 seconds without the use of a calculator on 27 April 2000 on the set of Guinness World Records in Wembley, UK.
The fastest speed reached by a internal combustion powered radio-controlled model car is 137.86 km/h (85.66 mph), controlled by Jason Bradbury (UK) on the set of The Gadget Show in Stratford-upon-Avon, UK, on 29 Octiober 2008.
The fastest time to sort 30 jellybeans using a straw is 17.69 seconds and was achieved by Kathryn Ratcliffe (UK) at Westfield shopping centre, London, UK, on 18 November 2010 in an event organised by Paladone in celebration of Guinness World Records Day 2010.