Nicola Nuttall of Lancashire, England, became one disappointed 'witch' after Guinness World Record officials disqualified her from winning the wold record for fastest witch in a marathon.
Nicola had decided to run the London Marathon in April in hopes of breaking the Guinness World Record for “Fastest Marathon Dressed as a Witch,” and to raise money for the Alzheimer’s Society, according to The Telegraph.
Before the race, she sent Guinness officials a photo of her costume which consisted of a black, floor-length dress purchased off eBay — and the organization approved. All she had to do was finish the race in less than four hours while wearing full-witch attire, including a witch’s hat and broom.
Nuttall finished the 26.2-mile marathon in just three hours and 31 minutes, a feat that was quite impressive.
But when Guinness officials reviewed photos of Nuttall during the marathon, they deemed her dress as “substantially shorter” than the one they saw in her pre-race photo submission.
“With costume records, we ask the applicant to submit a photo beforehand of their costume so it can be approved by records management,” a spokesman for Guinness told The Telegraph. “Unfortunately, while Nicola’s pre-marathon photo met our guidelines of having a floor-length dress, her photos from the day show her with a substantially shorter dress with slits cut in for more movement.”
Even though she missed out on the world record, Nuttall still raised the equivalent of $2,273 for the Alzheimer’s Society through a crowdfunding page.
