Guinness World Records(TM) at the Virgin London Marathon 2011
- Superman Leads the Charge as Records Tumble on Historic Day
- With Photo
LONDON, April 18, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Guinness World Records, the official authority on record-breaking, today confirmed that 35 new Guinness World Records were achieved at the 2011 Virgin London Marathon; more than at any time in the event's history. 150 runners were provided with on-the-spot verification as they attempted to break records ranging from the Fastest Marathon Juggling a Football to the Most Rubik's Cubes Solved Whilst Running a Marathon.
Superman, AKA David Stone from Exmouth in Devon, flew through the finish line in a time of 2 hours 42 minutes and 46 seconds, smashing the record for the Fastest Marathon Dressed as a Superhero in the process. Hot on his heels was Sheffield's Jon Morgan who, dressed as Fred Flintstone, recorded a time of 2hours 46minuted and 59seconds breaking the Guinness World Record for the Fastest Marathon Dressed as a Cartoon Character.
Male runners wearing 'female nurse' uniform always go down well with the marathon spectators, but Kevin Harvey, a 36 year-old physiotherapist from Birmingham, proved no laughing matter with a finish time of 2hours 52minutes and 26seconds, breaking the Guinness World Record for the Fastest Marathon in a Nurse's Uniform. Arguably the most impressive run on the day came from Carl Creasey who attempted the Fastest Marathon Carrying 60 lb pack. A Sergeant serving in the Royal Marines, Carl from Ipswich achieved an agonising new record in a time of 4hours 50minutes and 56seconds.
Marathon stalwart John Sandford Hart from Mudeford achieved two Guinness World Records with Fastest Marathon Completed on Crutches - one leg (6h 24m 48s) and Most Marathons Completed on Crutches (6).
Germany's Uli Killian achieved a new Guinness World Record for the Most Rubik's Cubes Solved Whilst Running a Marathon (100 solved in 4hours 45minutes 43seconds), while a team of 47 runners led by David Whillans showed true team-work by making it round the course in 7h 28m 43s to take the record for the Most Runners Linked to Complete a Marathon.
One of the final Guinness World Records achieved on the day also provided the most jubilant celebrations. 7 hours and 55 minutes after the marathon officially started, a band consisting of 20 musicians crossed the finishing line and achieving a new Guinness World Record for the Fastest Marching Band, having played for the entire 26.2 mile course.
Full List of Guinness World Records Achieved on the day:
Record Category Name Time
Fastest marathon in superhero
costume (male) David Stone 2h 42m 46s
Fastest marathon dressed as a
cartoon character Jon Morgan 2h 46m 59s
Fastest marathon in a nurse's
uniform (male) Kevin Harvey 2h 52m 26s
Fastest marathon dressed as a
book character (male) David Ross 3h 02m 30s
Fastest marathon in an animal
costume (male) Martin Indge 3h 04m 00s
Fastest marathon in police
uniform Paul Swan 3h 09m 52s
Fastest marathon dressed as a
fairy (male) David Hellard 3h 10m 56s
Fastest marathon dressed as a
jester Alexander Scherz 3h 11m 57s
Fastest marathon dressed as a
Viking Ben Afforselles 3h 12m 11s
Fastest marathon wearing a gas
mask Andy McMahon 3h 12m 11s
Fastest marathon dressed as a
fairy (female) Emily Foran 3h 20m 52s
Fastest marathon dressed as
television character (male) Simon Bryant 3h 21m 22s
Fastest marathon dressed as a
sailor Subhashis Basu 3h 24m 12s
Fastest marathon in an animal
costume (female) Barbara Stcherbatcheff 3h 42m 11s
Fastest marathon dressed as a
gingerbread man David Smith 3h 42m 20s
Fastest marathon dressed as a
lifeguard David Bayley 3h 44m 33s
Fastest marathon dressed as a
fruit Mike Barton 3h 45m 42s
Fastest marathon dressed as an
astronaut Darren Cox 3h 53m 21s
Fastest marathon dressed as a
bottle (male) Gavin Rees 3h 53m 26s
Fastest marathon dressed as a nun Ben Bradley 4h 00m 28s
Fastest marathon carrying 40 lb
pack Lee Riley 4h 01m 17s
Fastest marathon dressed as a
Roman soldier Les Slinn 4h 05m 34s
Fastest marathon dressed as a
vegetable (female) Julie Tapley 4h 06m 17s
Fastest marathon in a wedding
dress Eleanor Franks 4h 11m 01s
Fastest marathon dressed as a Mr.
Potato Head Peter Barlow 4h 17m 38s
Fastest marathon carrying 60 lb
pack Carl Creasey 4h 50m 56s
Fastest married couple Jez Mancer (2:35:36) and
Lucy Mancer (3:02:00) 5h 37m 36s
Fastest parent and child same sex Kelvin Amos (3:12:04)
and Shane Amos (2:51:03) 6h 03m 07s
Fastest parent and child mixed Richard Collinson
(2:45:26) and Libby
Collinson (3:36:39) 6h 22m 05s
Fastest marathon completed on
crutches (one leg) John Sandford Hart 6h 24m 48s
Most marathons completed on
crutches John Sandford Hart 6 marathons
Fastest marching band to complete
a marathon 7hr 55m
Most money raised by a marathon Total amount
runner Steve Chalke TBC but
already over
GBP1.8m
Most Rubik's Cubes solved running 100 cubes in
a marathon Uli Killian (Germany) 4h 45m 43s
Most runners linked to complete Scope team led by David 47 runners in
a marathon Whillans a time of 7h
28m 43s
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