When I read this story, I knew I had to post it. This is big running news ;-)
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.
The biology teacher from Oxford finished second in the overall field of 250 on Sunday, despite his brightly-coloured one-piece outfit, clown's wig and face paint.
His time will now be verified by the Guinness Book of Records.
This was not Mr Fernandez's first attempt at getting into the record books. An earlier effort – a relay triathlon that involved running from Newcastle to Dover, swimming the English Channel and cycling to Gibraltar – was rejected because of the difficulty potential challengers would face in retracing his exact route.
He says that he was inspired to attempt quirky world records after browsing the bizarre feats of other title holders.
"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," he said.

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