{"id":760864,"date":"2022-01-21T19:33:15","date_gmt":"2022-01-21T19:33:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/01\/21\/carrot-suited-runner-breaks-marathon-world-record-in-arizona\/"},"modified":"2022-01-21T19:33:15","modified_gmt":"2022-01-21T19:33:15","slug":"carrot-suited-runner-breaks-marathon-world-record-in-arizona","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/01\/21\/carrot-suited-runner-breaks-marathon-world-record-in-arizona\/","title":{"rendered":"Carrot-suited runner breaks marathon world record in Arizona"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Jan. 21 (UPI) —<\/span> A Utah runner broke a world record by completing an Arizona marathon in 2 hours, 44 minutes, 12 seconds while dressed as a carrot.<\/p>\n

Jordan Maddocks, 35, of Draper, participated in the Jan. 16 Rock ‘n’ Roll Arizona Marathon in Phoenix, and his time of 2:44:12 beat the previous record of 2:45:08, which was set by carrot-suited runner Andrew Lawrence at London’s Virgin Money London Marathon in 2017.\n<\/p>\n

Maddocks, whose efforts raised funds for substance abuse charity Release Recovery Foundation, said the carrot suit was representative of his own quest to make healthier life choices.<\/p>\n

“I have struggled with substance abuse in my past,” Maddocks told Running Magazine. “Running has been my way out of that lifestyle.”<\/p>\n

Maddocks’ record-breaking run earned accolades from Britain’s World Carrot Museum on Twitter.<\/a><\/p>\n

Maddocks previously broke the Guinness World Record for fastest marathon while dressed as a fruit in 2020, when he completed the same race with a time of 2:41:27 while wearing a banana costume.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n