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Not only Kelvin Kiptum made history at the London Marathon. Another 44 records were broken

Runners in handcuffs, wearing clogs and in costume manage to beat marks and enter the Guinness World Records

It wasn’t just Kenyan Kelvin Kiptum that made history in the last edition of the London Marathon, on April 23rd. He won the traditional race with a time of 2:01:25, a new course record _ he was 16 seconds from the world record of 2:01:09 held by Eliud Kipchoge, in 2022, in Berlin _, and had his feat inscribed in Guinness World Records. But he wasn’t the only one being watched at the finish line by Will Munford, the record book inspector.

Munford’s presence was due to the 71 proposals made by runners to enter the book. Of this total, 45 were successful, as they surpassed previous marks in the London Marathon, such as that of two runners who crossed the finish line handcuffed in the edition that had 49,000 entries, the largest in the history of the London Marathon.

Perhaps inspired by Rocky Balboa, Sylvester Stalone’s character in rocky 2from 1979, Alex Grady arrived at The Mall with a time of 2:38:52, Johannes Teunissen was the fastest wearing clogs, with 7:08:37.

Kelvin Kiptum: London Marathon fastest time – 2:01:25;

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Alex Grady: boxer dress – 2:38:52;

Thomas David Hall: dressed as a lifeguard – 2:42:22;

Julian Rendall: dressed in pajamas – 2:46:46;

Mohd Syahidan Bin Alias: dressed in traditional Malay dress – 2:49:22;

Czudec Pawel: dressed as a badminton player – 2:53:01;

Jack Meegan and Daniel Gallagher: run handcuffed – 2:53:33;

Robert Walsh: dressed as a scientist – 2:55:40;

Andrew Tarrant: dressed as a golfer – 2:57:26;

Claudia Burrough: ran using a non-competitive wheelchair – 3:00:56;

Victoria Hill: dressed as a fairytale character – 3:01:59;

Ben Molyneux: dressed as a wrestler – 3:10:30;

Larissa Kolasinski: dressed in snacks – 3:11:34;

Stuart Cable: dressed in safari suit – 3:14:52;

Masakazu Konno: wearing a suit and dress shoes – 3:23:24;

Guillaume Perin: dressed as a football – 3:26:43;

Matthew Friend: dressed in a Kung Fu uniform – 3:28:10;

Nickolaj Kennett: mailman dress – 3:28:38;

Peter James Banks: star dress – 3:30:09;

Adele Roberts: with ileostomy (a surgically created opening into the small intestine through the abdomen) – 3:30:22;

Eva Ellis: dressed as a pirate – 3:31:27;

Emanuela Pizzoni: dressed in pajamas – 3:34:20;

Amy Ellett: dressed as a body part – 3:37:16;

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Prince William nostalgic for his brother Harry? He makes his son Louis wear his outfits!

Gilles Dufosse: dressed as a monarch – 3:38:13;

Kirk Millikan: Lumberjack Dress (Male) – 3:39:12;

Charinya Kanchanasevee: dressed in traditional Thai clothes – 3:45:34;

David Church: bug dress – 3:49:38;

Daniel Bent: glass dress – 3:50:21;

Gary Qualter: dressed as a milk delivery man – 3:52:12;

Becky Lafford: wearing wellington boots – 3:59:57;

Martin Gear: dressed as a three-dimensional aircraft – 4:03:02;

Lucy Anne Price: dressed as a Christmas cookie – 4:05:57;

Caroline Lear: dressed in glass – 4:09:26;

Annelise Broussard: dressed as a pastry chef – 4:14:36;

Jeremy Wright: ran carrying golf clubs – 4:14:59;

Steven Waters: ran in full body inflatable suit – 4:15:02;

Michael Daniels: dressed as a three-dimensional plant – 4:15:23;

Jem Smith: dressed as a bus – 4:27:52;

Fiona Betts: dressed as a three-dimensional aircraft – 4:33:32;

Richard Allison: dressed as a three-dimensional dinosaur – 4:36:43;

Paul Evans: dressed as a knight – 4:50:27;

Sam Hammond: ran carrying an appliance – 4:52:10;

Shane Owen: book dress – 5:19:15;

Johannes Teunissen: ran wearing clogs – 7:08:37; It is

Charlie Fitton: Changed 25 panties while running the marathon.