London Marathon 2025 achieves bizarre world record for Oxfam

Jorden Teunissen completed the London Marathon in six hours and 27 minutes and achieved the record for running the fastest time in clogs, all in support of Oxfam.

He said: “When I was volunteering with Oxfam at the London Marathon cheering points, I watched runners attempting world records pass by carrying things like washing machines or wearing full firefighter gear.

“Fellow volunteers had given me the nickname ‘Cloggie’ because of my Dutch background, and suddenly the idea of running in clogs did not seem so strange after all.

“With encouragement from the Oxfam community, I gave it a try and ended up setting the record.”

The marathon saw 53 runners take part for team Oxfam, raising £112,000 so far.

Another runner, professional illustrator Dan Woodger, is combining his talent for drawing with a unique fundraising campaign.

Mr Woodger is creating an illustration of the marathon route through London and offering to add personalised characters for anyone who donates to his fundraising page.

He said: “I want to give back by helping Oxfam because what I do for work is playful and with so many conflicts around the world I had the urge to do something meaningful to contribute.”