I just submitted an application for a Guinness World Record attempt. To be done at the Boston Marathon, of all places. (And here I am, always saying I am not going to run Boston for time!)
I was already set to run in costume (I've already purchased the outfit), so I decided to take a gander at whether or not there was a pre-existing record. There isn't, but the title actually already exists (as I was able to see from the recent list of available titles from last year's Toronto Waterfront Marathon). And "all" I would need to do is finish Boston in under 4 hours.
Well, plus have appropriate documentation. I should have a pretty good shot at rounding up sufficient witnesses from among the various FB groups I'm part of. (I only need two, but would gladly take more.) I will need to have a photo of me taken at all of the Mile markers. And, to play it safe from the documentation side, I should have someone taking video via GoPro. (I hope a volunteer witness has one and would be willing to be the documentarian.)
The biggest X factor in this whole thing is that I don't know what the full requirements will be as far as the costume is concerned. And I don't have a way of uploading a photo into the account in advance of them agreeing to the attempt. Given they only guarantee a response within 12 weeks of application, it's entirely possible that I get their answer with the full guidelines well after I run Boston, and that what I do wind up doing will not be considered sufficient.
But, hey, for the minimal application fee and the shot at doing this for the 250th anniversary of Patriots Day, what the heck! Worst case: they reject it because of the costume. (I'm running in it anyway for the hell of it.) Best case: I set a second record.
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