The 2011 Virgin London Marathon took place Sunday and the number of world records is astounding. There were thousands of people present at the race this year, and out of the thousands, there were at least 34 confirmed world records.
Keep in mind, they aren’t your ordinary world records, these are the world records of athletes that may never get the channe to make the front page, instead, they are getting ther front page right here.
Incidentally, the winner of the race was Emmanuel Mutai of Kenya with a new course record of 2:04:40. This makes him the 9th winner with a time less than 2:05. The female winner was Mary Keitany with a time of 2:19:19.
Here is a List of the Marathon winners - Marathon Guinness World Record
* Fastest marathon in superhero costume (male)
David Stone (UK), 2hr 42m 46s
* Fastest marathon in Animal costume (male)
Martin Indge as an ostrich, 3h 04m 00s
* Fastest marathon dressed as a book character (male)
David Ross as Dennis the Menace, 3h 02m 30s
* Fastest marathon dressed as a cartoon character
Jon Morgan as Fred Flintstone, 2h 46m 59s
* Fastest marathon dressed as a jester
Alexander Scherz, 3hr 11m 57s
* Fastest marathon dressed as a fairy (male)
David Hellard, 3h 10m 56s
* Fastest marathon dressed as a fairy (female)
Emily Foran, 3h 20m 52s
* Fastest marathon dressed as television character (male)
Simon Bryant as Captain Kirk, 3h 21m 22s
* Fastest marathon in an animal costume (female)
Barbara Stcherbatcher as a peacock, 3h 42m 11s
* Fastest marathon in a wedding dress
Eleanor Franks, 4hr 11m 01s
* Fastest marathon wearing a gas mask
Andy McMahon, 3hr 12m 11s
* Fastest marathon in police uniform
Paul Swan, 3hr 09m 52s
* Fastest marathon dressed as a Roman soldier
Les Slinn, 4hr 05m 34s
* Fastest marathon dressed as a lifeguard
David Bayley, 3hr 44m 33s
* Fastest marathon dressed as a Viking
Ben Afforselles, 3hr 12 m 11s
* Fastest marathon dressed as a vegetable (female)
Julie Tapley as a carrot, 4hr 06m 17s
* Fastest marathon dressed as an astronaut
Darren Cox, 3h 53m 21s
* Fastest marathon dressed as a bottle (male)
Gavin Rees, 3hr 53m 26s
* Fastest marathon dressed as a gingerbread man
David Smith, 3hr 42m 20s
* Fastest marathon dressed as a Mr. Potato Head
Peter Barlow, 4hr 17m 38s
* Fastest marathon dressed as a sailor
Subhashis Basu, 3hr 24m 12s
* Fastest marathon dressed as a nun
Ben Bradley, 4hr 00m 28s
* Most Rubik's Cubes solved running a marathon
Uli Killian (Germany), 100 cubes in 4hr 45m 43s
* Fastest marathon carrying 40 lb pack
Lee Riley, 4hr 1m 17s
* Fastest marathon carrying 60 lb pack
Carl Creasey, 4hr 50m 56s
* Fastest marathon completed on crutches (one leg)
John Sandford Hart, 6hr 24m 48s
* Fastest parent and child mixed
Richard Collinson (2:45:26) and Libby Collinson (3:36:39) Total: 6hr 22m 05s
* Fastest parent and child same sex
Kelvin Amos (3:12:04) and Shane Amos (2:51:03) Total: 6hr 03m 07s
* Fastest married couple
Jez Mancer (2:35:36) and Lucy Mancer (3:02:00) Total: 5hr 37m 36s
* Most marathons completed on crutches
John Sandford Hart, 6 marathons
* Fastest marathon in a nurse's uniform (male)
Kevin Harvey, 2hr 52m 26s
* Most money raised by a marathon runner
Steve Chalke, total amount tbc, but already over £1.8m
* Most runners linked to complete a marathon
47 runners led by David Whillans, in a time of 7hr 28m 43s
