A new Guinness record for a full marathon course in a suit...Almost a minute shorter
Apr 28, 2025
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Singapore marathoner So Louie Yong (33) ran 42.195km in 2:39:57 in a suit at the 2025 TCS London Marathon on the 27th (local time).
This is almost a minute shorter than the previous 2:40:52 set by Emmanuel Bonnier of France in September 2023.
Sorui Yong shared the Guinness record for the category on social media and thanked the supporters and staff for their help despite the tough race.
At the event, where the temperature was 22-23 degrees Celsius, he wore a black 'boss' suit and even a tie.
He said "The last 7km was the hardest marathon ever run. But I'm proud that I was able to hold out and overcome and set a world record."
He then added "Singapore's years of training and running marathons in hot and humid conditions have helped with this challenge."," he added.
Meanwhile, Sorui Yong is a Singaporean long-distance runner who has broken national records 12 times in the 10km, half marathon and full course marathon so far.
He also won two consecutive marathon gold medals at the 2015 and 2017 Southeast Asian Games.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
