Trainee solicitor Archie Hunt broke Dracula's 14-year marathon record in costume

Image(s): Left/Roll on Friday/Right/Open Library Most marathon runners simply hope to finish in one piece. Archie Hunt wanted to finish fast while wearing little more than a cape and underpants. Dressed as Captain Underpants, the beloved children's book hero, he ran the London Marathon in 2 hours, 27 minutes, and 41 seconds, beating a record that had stood since 2012 and was held by a runner dressed as Dracula. Here’s how, what Guinness World Records requires, how Hunt trained while working at a law firm, and why his run also carried a serious and personal message about heart health.How Archie Hunt broke the Guinness World Record for fastest marathon dressed as a book characterRoll on Friday reported that Hunt, a trainee at the law firm Milbank, set a new Guinness World Record for the fastest marathon dressed as a book character when he ran the London Marathon as Captain Underpants. Guinness World Records lists the achievement under the title for the fastest marathon dressed as a book character in the male category, with a time of 2 hours, 27 minutes, and 41 seconds, set in London on 26 April 2026. It was one of 38 Guinness World Records titles achieved by participants at the event...