The Sydney Morning Herald reports on this pointless but amusing endeavour.
“It seemed like a bit of fun,” he said
Sydney lawyer Matthew Whitaker, 25, ran the 42-kilometre Sydney Running Festival dressed in a suit – and broke a Guinness World Record.
The inspiration came after seeing someone achieve the record for fastest marathon dressed as a jester at last year’s event.
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To achieve the record, Mr Whitaker had to complete the marathon wearing a vest, jacket and tie. The top button even had to remain done up, but crucially, running shoes were allowed.
“I think the three different layers caught up with me by the end of it. I was expecting the pants to be pretty horrible, but the top half was worse in the end.”
Mr Whitaker said this was his “first and probably last” Guinness World Record attempt.
Full story at http://www.smh.com.au/nsw/sydney-lawyer-sets-guinness-world-record-for-running-marathon-in-a-suit-20170917-gyj96w.html
