Guinness World Records, the global authority on record-breaking achievement, can confirm that 44 official titles were broken at this year’s TCS London Marathon, from 74 listed attempts.
Elite marathon runner Peres Jepchirchir has set a new world record by running the Fastest marathon (female, women-only race) with a time of 02:16:16. Paralympic athlete Richard Whitehead achieved the title for Fastest marathon (LA3) (male) with a time of 02:42:01.
From the original list of 74 title attempts, the fastest over the line was Simone Carniglia: Fastest marathon by a type 1 diabetic (male) who came in at a time of 02:44:33.
On the Finish Line to verify all new world records set was official Guinness World Records Adjudicator Mark McKinley, who said: “I've been lucky enough to Adjudicate several TCS London Marathon record attempts over the years and I am always inspired by the courage it takes to train and run a marathon, let alone for a record title. All of our 74 Guinness World Records attempts today have been a display of true determination and we are so happy to be able to award those that were successful not only the record title, but a place in the next edition of our book to share their achievement with the world."
The full list of new Guinness World Records titles:
- Peres Jepchirchir: Fastest marathon (female, women-only race) - 02:16:16
- Richard Whitehead: Fastest marathon (LA3) (male) - 02:42:01
- Simone Carniglia: Fastest marathon by a type 1 diabetic (male) - 02:44:33
- Stephen Cochrane: Fastest marathon dressed as a scientist (male) - 02:48:51
- Simon Killen: Fastest marathon dressed as a videogame character (male) - 02:52:57
- Sam Hull: Fastest marathon dressed as a tennis player (male) - 02:59:38
- Warren Parish: Fastest marathon dressed as a cheerleader (male) - 03:03:51
- Holly Brownlee: Fastest marathon dressed in pyjamas (female) - 03:06:18
- Jonathan Astle: Fastest marathon with multiple sclerosis (male) - 03:07:34
- Marcus Mumford: Fastest marathon dressed as a tap/faucet (male) - 03:10:50
- James Whistler: Fastest marathon dressed as a harlequin (male) - 03:12:00
- Alison Stewart: Fastest marathon dressed as a videogame character (female) - 03:19:10
- James Applegarth: Fastest marathon in pilot uniform (male) - 03:20:25
- Ian Howard: Fastest marathon dressed as a rotating puzzle cube (male) - 03:20:31
- Lee Baynton: Fastest marathon in a full-body inflatable costume (male) - 03:21:07
- Matt Everett: Fastest marathon dressed as a traffic cone (male) - 03:22:16
- Douglas O’Neill: Fastest marathon dressed as a sweet food (male) - 03:28:16
- Gilles Dufosse: Fastest marathon dressed as a monarch (male) - 03:32:16
- Kate Baldock: Fastest marathon dressed as a Star Wars character (female) - 03:33:12
- Toby Norman: Fastest marathon dressed as a three dimensional aircraft (male) - 03:34:27
- Ollie Shortt: Fastest marathon dressed as a body part (male) - 03:43:00
- Laura Baker: Fastest marathon dressed as a sweet food (female) - 03:45:57
- Tom Hall: Fastest marathon dressed as an emoji (male) - 03:50:17
- Claire Casselton: Fastest marathon dressed as a skeleton (female) - 03:51:01
- Ben Kellett: Fastest marathon carrying a bicycle - 03:54:52
- Kimberly Siano: Fastest marathon dressed in a safari suit (female) - 03:54:58
- Uilszaya Bodikhuu: Fastest marathon dressed in traditional Mongolian dress (female) - 03:59:56
- Jennifer Stack: Fastest marathon dressed as a flag (female) - 04:01:02
- Charlie Fitton: Fastest marathon dressed as a snowperson (female) - 04:05:52
- Karen Stebel: Fastest marathon dressed as a mobile phone (female) - 04:08:42
- Joanne Bridle: Fastest marathon dressed as a clown (female) - 04:16:36
- Jani Barré: Fastest marathon in a non-racing wheelchair (female) - 04:19:21
- Adrian Bebb: Fastest marathon dressed as a road vehicle (male) - 04:21:41
- Andrew Roberts: Fastest marathon wearing chainmail (upper body) - 04:22:24
- Alexandra Fresco-Sumner: Fastest marathon dressed as a mechanic (female) - 04:28:58
- Caroline Duncan: Fastest marathon dressed in a flight suit (female) - 04:36:16
- Emma Whatley: Fastest marathon dressed as a road vehicle (female) - 04:38:30
- Andy Fountain: Fastest marathon dressed as a rocking horse (male) - 05:04:52
- Phillip Beer: Fastest marathon dressed as a book (male) - 05:08:04
- Georgina Box: Fastest marathon in a full-body inflatable costume (female) - 05:10:31
- Anthony Bryan: Fastest marathon (CIH) (male) - 05:49:04
- Brendan Matthews: Most T-shirts worn during a marathon (male) - 100 T-shirts
- Jackie Scully, Frances Walker, Petr Maslov, Aileen Rice-Jones, Daniel Smith, Alex Weight, James Read, Kate Rham, Cameron Sharpe, Michael Edwards: Fastest marathon in a ten-person costume – 06:32:05
- Lloyd Martin: Youngest person to complete a marathon (II2) (male) - 06:46:10