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London Marathon 2011 set Guinness World Record


Another London Marathon just ended, and although most of the riders wanted to achieve their best, few would have thought that there was a chance for a world record.

But it is here that they were wrong. 35 new Guinness World Records achieved in 2011 Virgin London Marathon ... some groups rather strange.

The runners of this year to make the documents as the fastest marathon on crutches, and the end of most of the Rubik's Cube solved while running a marathon.

Other topics include the fastest marathon dressed as a superhero crazy, the fastest marathon while package with 60 pounds and the money raised by a marathon runner.

So next year, we're just going to compete in London Marathon, but also to see if we can insert records in the process of ... record for the marathon faster if a donor?

Fastest Marathon Guinness World Records:

In superhero costume (male) - David Stone - 2h 42m 46s
Dressed as a cartoon character - Jon Morgan - 2h 46m 59s 
In a nurse's uniform (male) - Kevin Harvey - 2h 52m 26s
Dressed as a book character (male)- David Ross - 3h 02m 30s 
In an animal costume (male) - Martin Indge - 3h 04m 00s
In police uniform - Paul Swan - 3h 09m 52s
Dressed as a fairy (male) - David Hellard - 3h 10m 56s 
Dressed as a jester - Alexander Scherz - 3h 11m 57s 
Dressed as a Viking - Ben Afforselles -3h 12m 11s
Wearing a gas mask - Andy McMahon - 3h 12m 11s
Dressed as a fairy (female) - Emily Foran - 3h 20m 52s
Dressed as television character (male) - Simon Bryant - 3h 21m 22s 
Dressed as a sailor - Subhashis Basu - 3h 24m 12s
In an animal costume (female) - Barbara Stcherbatcheff - 3h 42m 11s
Dressed as a gingerbread man - David Smith - 3h 42m 20s
Dressed as a lifeguard - David Bayley - 3h 44m 33s
Dressed as a fruit - Mike Barton - 3h 45m 42s
Dressed as an astronaut - Darren Cox - 3h 53m 21s
Dressed as a bottle (male) - Gavin Rees - 3h 53m 26s
Dressed as a nun - Ben Bradley - 4h 00m 28s
Carrying 40 lb pack - Lee Riley - 4h 01m 17s
Dressed as a Roman soldier - Les Slinn -4h 05m 34s
Dressed as a vegetable (female) - Julie Tapley - 4h 06m 17s
In a wedding dress - Eleanor Franks - 4h 11m 01s
Dressed as a Mr. Potato Head - Peter Barlow - 4h 17m 38s
Carrying 60 lb pack - Carl Creasey - 4h 50m 56s
Married couple - Jez Mancer (2:35:36) and Lucy Mancer (3:02:00) - 5h 37m 36s
Parent and child same sex - Kelvin Amos (3:12:04) and Shane Amos (2:51:03) 6h 03m 07s
Parent and child mixed - Richard Collinson (2:45:26) and Libby Collinson (3:36:39) 6h 22m 05s
Completed on crutches (one leg) - John Sandford Hart - 6h 24m 48s
Fastest marching band to complete a marathon - Led by Mike Lomas -7hr 55m

Most Marathon Guinness World Records:
Most marathons completed on crutches - John Sandford Hart - 6 marathons
Most money raised by a marathon runner - Steve Chalke - Total amount TBC but already over £1.8m
Most Rubik's Cubes solved running a marathon Uli Killian (Germany) 100 cubes in 4h 45m 43s
Most runners linked to complete a marathon Scope team 47 runners in a time of 7h 28m 43s 

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