Is Vicky the world's fastest pea pod?

A runner in a pea-pod costume believes she has set a new Guinness World Record as the fastest woman to complete a half marathon dressed as a vegetable.

Vicky Knight was among more than 20 mental health campaigners who dressed as various vegetables for Sunday's Cambridge Half Marathon. The human salad bowl selection also included a sweetcorn, a tomato and an aubergine.

Knight was aiming to beat the record of 1 hr 46 mins. She hit the finish line in 1:21:21, according to the race organiser's official records.

Her outfit had made her feel "pretty hot", but had been "lighter than it looks", she said. Guinness World Records has yet to verify the attempt.

Knight has taken part in several half and full marathons over the years, but had "never done one dressed like this".

The Cambridge group was running for Cultivating Change, a charity that aims to engage communities through gardening to support mental health.

It has worked with communities and schools across Cambridgeshire, Essex, Norfolk and Suffolk.

The current holder of the "fastest woman to run a half marathon dressed as a vegetable" record is Elizabeth Thayer from the US, who achieved a time of 1:46:51 on 19 September 2021.

At yesterday's event, about 15,000 runners competed on a 13.1-mile (21.1-km) route through the city.

James Teagle was the fastest man, finishing in 1:04:15, while European athletics silver medallist Holly Archer was the fastest woman, in 1:12: 20.

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