MEDIA ADVISORY

Caption to use: “GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS™ Title Attempts during 2019 Scotiabank Waterfront ”

WHAT: Guinness World Records, the global authority on record-breaking achievements provides on-site record title verification to pre-approved runners during today’s 2019 Scotiabank Toronto Waterfront Marathon. Runners consist of locals and out-of-towners hoping to complete the race in record time to make history.

WHO: GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS™; Runners at the Scotiabank Waterfront Toronto Marathon include*:

Applicant Nationality Title Minimum to Beat Roxanne Fournier Fastest marathon dressed as an astronaut (female) 4:00:00 Bruno Gustavo Macaneiro Netherlands Fastest marathon dressed in a football/soccer kit (male) 3:42:32 Canada Joseph Reid Fastest marathon in a fireman's uniform 3:41:10 Anna Mihaltchev Canada Fastest half marathon dressed as a vegetable (female) 2:15:00 Julia Heos Canada Fastest half marathon run by a married couple (aggregate time) 3:13:27 Jared Levine United States Fastest marathon dressed as a supervillain (male) 4:00:00 Calum Knott Canada Fastest half marathon dressed as a cowboy 1:51:56 Diego Alcubierre Fastest marathon dressed as a tennis player (male) 3:28:48 Lingling Zhu China Fastest half marathon dressed as a ballet dancer (female) 2:15:00 Drew Mitchell United Kingdom Fastest marathon dressed in a football/soccer kit (male) 3:42:32 Pam Bottos Canada Fastest half marathon dressed as an elf (female) 2:00:00 Joe Ajoy Canada Fastest marathon dressed in full Quidditch kit (male) 4:15:00 Melvin Nyairo United States Fastest half marathon dressed a fruit 1:19:13 Omar Trujillo Mexico Fastest marathon dressed as an Aztec (male) 4:15:00 Valentina Caballero Canada Fastest half marathon run by a pair of siblings 2:30:00 Salacnib (Sonny) Molina United States Fastest half marathon dressed as a fisherman (male) 2:25:00 Aysha Mirza United States Fastest half marathon dressed as a cartoon character (female) 2:00:00 Michal Kapral Canada Fastest half marathon skipping without a rope (male) 2:27:01 Charlie Molina Canada Fastest half marathon in a martial arts suit (male) 1:28:22 Jeff Mescal United States Fastest marathon dressed in a baseball uniform (male) 3:47:35 Melissa Chen Canada Fastest half marathon dressed as a vegetable (female) 2:00:00 Dimitry Galamiyev Canada Fastest marathon dressed as a professional wrestler (male) 3:15:00 *Approved Runners As of 10/8

WHEN: The attempts will occur, Sunday, October 20, 2019 during the Scotiabank Toronto Waterfront Marathon.

TIME: Attempts will begin at the race start line at 8:45am, with completion at finish line.

WHERE: An official Guinness World Records adjudicator will be at finish line to verify the attempts.

CONTACT: Rachel Gluck, PR Manager, Guinness World Records North America [email protected]

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