Runners Dressed as 'The Mystery Machine' Train to Break Guinness World Record
A group of runners were spotted jogging around London wearing a costume resembling Scooby Doo's 'Mystery Machine' van while training to break a Guinness World Record at the London Marathon.
Sasha Evans captured this video of her husband, Alex, and his three friends running in the rig in early April.
'They are attempting to beat the Guinness World Record at the London Marathon for the fastest marathon in a four person costume in support of Young Lives vs Cancer (YLVC),' Evans told Storyful.
According to their fundraising page, participants Alex, Jasper, Jim and LJ aimed to beat the current record of 4 hours and 3 minutes.
In the post, they explained they all have marathon experience, but wrote they 'drastically underestimated what it will take to beat that time.'
'But what this does is give us an incredible opportunity to give it our best whilst raising (we hope) a considerable sum for charity that is very close to our hearts, and one we know will have an impact on people that cannot be measured in pounds or kms,' the fundraising post said.
'Our front man and pace-setter, Alex, was diagnosed with lung cancer aged 20 and a year later testicular cancer, and understands full well the amazing support that YLVC gives to young people in need,' the group wrote.
The current record was set in 2018 by a group of four dressed as a caterpillar, according to the Guinness World Records website. Credit: @knox1992 / @sashaerin via Storyful
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