In occasione della Virgin Money London Marathon che si è disputata, alla sua 35^ edizione, il 26 aprile 2015, sono stati 33 i nuovi primati registrati come Guinness World Record.

Il migliore di tutti, quanto a crono realizzato è stato Paul Martelletti che è divenuto il più veloce Spiderman che abbia mai corso la Maratona di Londra, con il crono di 2h30'12.

Ma accanto a lui ci sono stati runner che hanno corso la maratona con i travestimenti più fantasiosi, alcuni anche "collettivi", coinvolgenti interi gruppi (che ovviamente hanno dovuto procedere di conserva per portare avanti la propria messinscena).

Si è registrato anche il record realizzato da Jerry Knox, registrato come l'uomo più veloce a correre la Maratona di Londra, palleggiando contemporaneamente con due palloni da Basket, oppure la più veloce maratona corsa a tre gambe da parte di una coppia di donne (con le due gambe vicine legate).
Di seguito l'elenco dei 33 che si sono conquistati sul campo il famoso certificato Guinness.

Speedy Spider-Man is best of the record-breakers

(26/04/2015) Paul Martelletti became the fastest marathon-running Spider-Man at the Virgin Money London Marathon today as 33 Guinness World Records fell at the 35th anniversary edition of the event where a Leprechaun, a whoopee cushion and a telephone box were among those who earned the famous certificate.

Martelletti recorded the speediest time of all the record-breakers as he crossed the line in his superhero costume in 2:30:12, while Jerry Knox broke the record for fastest man dribbling two basketballs, and records fell for the fastest in a three-person costume and the fastest three-legged marathon by a female duo.

The following is a full list of Guinness World Records set today:

1. The fastest marathon dressed as a three dimensional bird is 5:50:08 was achieved by Bob Johnson. (New record category)
2. The fastest marathon in a four-person costume is 6:23:03 and was achieved by Andy Newman, David Newman, Ian Newman and Neil Hendy. (Previous record 6:29:44)
3. The fastest marathon in a bomb disposal suit is 6:28:06 and was achieved by Iain Church. (Previous record 6:55:59)
4. The fastest marathon carrying an 80-lb pack is 5:53:20 and was achieved by Marc Jenner. (Previous record 5:58:58)
5. The fastest marathon dressed as a musical instrument is 4:26:12 and was achieved by Thomas Jones, dressed as a guitar. (Previous record 4:39:12)
6. The fastest marathon dressed as a telephone box is 4:33:56 and was achieved by Ric Nardi. (Previous record 5:54:52)
7. The fastest marathon carrying a 40-lb pack (female) is 4:34:42 and was achieved by Eva Clarke. (New record category)
8. The fastest marathon three-legged (female) is 4:45:21 and was achieved by Debbie Leeland and Paula Marshall. (New record category)
9. The fastest marathon dressed as a chef is 4:47:51 and was achieved by Stephen Roach. (Previous record 5:00:00)
10. The fastest marathon dressed as a fruit, as a strawberry is 4:13:24 and was achieved by Elizabeth King. (Previous record 4:32:28)
11. The fastest marathon in a three-person costume is 4:56:24 and was achieved by Andy Church, Laura Jones and Heather Smith. (Previous record 5:45:00)
12. The fastest marathon dressed as a superhero is 2:30:12 and was achieved by Paul Martelletti as Spider-Man. (Previous record 2:33:00)
13. The fastest marathon in a nurse’s uniform is 2:46:48 and was achieved by Neil Casey. (Previous record 2:48:24)
14. The fastest marathon dressed as a lifeguard is 2:55:54 and was achieved by Terry Midgley. (Previous record 3:01:00)
15. The fastest marathon carrying a 20lb pack is 2:56:39 and was achieved by Lee Ryan. (Previous record 3:12:29)
16. The fastest marathon dressed as a leprechaun is 2:59:30 and was achieved by Adam Jones. (Previous record 3:09:40)
17. The fastest marathon dressed as a boxer is 3:08:00 was achieved by Joe Elliott. (Previous record 3:35:34)
18. The fastest marathon dressed in a nurse’s uniform (female) is 3:08:54 and was achieved by Sarah Dudgeon. (Previous record 3:13:58)
19. The fastest marathon dressed as a videogame character is 3:09:28, and was achieved by Neil Light as Sonic the Hedgehog. (Previous record 3:29:41)
20. The fastest marathon dressed as a doctor is 3:13:23 and was achieved by Victoria Carter. (Previous record 3:54:06)
21. The fastest marathon in a cricket uniform is 3:20:46 and was achieved by Subhashis Basu. (Previous record 4:16:21)
22. The fastest marathon dressed in a graduation gown is 3:32:08 and was achieved by Kelly Murphy. (New record category)
23. The fastest marathon wearing a wetsuit is 3:19:41 and was achieved by Chris Taylor. (Previous record 3:25)
24. The fastest marathon dressed as a crustacean is 3:34:23 and was achieved by Giles Lock. (Previous record 3:55:13)
25. The fastest marathon dressed as a whoopee cushion is 3:38:15 and was achieved by David Smith. (New record category)
26. The fastest marathon dressed as a mascot is 3:42:12 and was achieved by Andy Nice. (Previous record 3:51:50)
27. The fastest marathon dressed as a monk is 3:27:17 and was achieved by Ian Young. (Previous record 3:29:32)
28. The fastest marathon dressed as a plant is 3:47:55 and was achieved by Andrew Smith. (New record category)
29. The fastest marathon dressed as a love heart is 3:18:23 and was achieved by Jennifer Sangster. (New record category)
30. The fastest marathon dressed as a tool is 3:49:45 and was achieved by Terry Bradbury as a tape measure. (New record category)
31. The fastest marathon dressed as an elf is 3:54:05 and was achieved by Andrew Shenton. (New record category)
32. The fastest marathon dressed as a playing card is 4:05:30 and was achieved by Karen Irons-McLean. (Previous record 4:23:57)
33. The fastest marathon dribbling two basketballs is 4:10:44 and was achieved by Jerry Knox. (Previous record: 4:39:12)