Paul Fernandez, 34, completed the Gloucester Marathon in full costume in two hours 50 minutes, more than half an hour faster than the previous record.
Wearing a colourful one-piece outfit, a clown’s wig and face paint, Paul Fernandez completed the Gloucester Marathon in two hours 50 minutes – beating the previous record by 30 minutes.
The Guinness Book Of Records will verify the time before putting Fernandez into its next edition.
He said: “I was looking through world records and I saw that some kid had got one for putting 14 snails on his face or something like that and I thought ‘if he can do that, I want to get a record’.
“I had a look at three-legged half-marathons and registered my interest with a few others, and the Guinness Book Of Records sent me some others to try. The clown one stood out.”
An accomplished marathon runner, Mr Fernandez has completed half a dozen races in more orthodox garb, with a personal best of two hours 39 minutes.
The above has got me thinking; what other wierd and wonderful marathon world record exist? So, I’ve emailed the Guiness World of Records and look forward to reading their reply.
If you are attempting a running World Record (Haile & Usain, no need to reply!) it would be great to hear from you.
