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In a rather flamboyant display of joy, Gavin Orr raced to the finish line at the Callanish Stones Marathon with a leap and a bound. Dressed in full Highland attire, Orr came in at 3:46:14 and broke the previous Guinness world record.
For what? For running an entire marathon while wearing a kilt, sporran, buttoned waistcoat, dress shirt, bowtie and knee-high black socks. He was, of course, wearing proper running shoes.
RunnersWorld.com reports:
Guinness World Records, which still needs to verify Orr’s time, told him prior to the race that if he finished the race in under 5 hours, he would become the record holder. Orr wanted to finish in less than 4 hours.
In addition, Orr's run also raised about 3,000 pounds (over $5,000) for the Aberlour Child Care Trust, a children's charity in Scotland.
Great to see runners at start of #callanishmarathon.here's @gavin_orr running in aid of @AberlourCCT #worldrecord pic.twitter.com/wDewmOAgGf
— Jacqui Ferguson (@BarefootCrofter) August 2, 2014