Nurse Denied Marathon Record Because She Didn’t Wear a Dress

Nurse Denied Marathon Record Because She Didn’t Wear a Dress
Runners recover after running the 2019 London Marathon in central London on April 28, 2019. Ben Stansall/AFP/Getty Images
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An NHS nurse who completed the 2019 London Marathon last week in uniform in the fastest time has been denied a world record because she wore scrubs instead of a nurse’s dress.

Jessica Anderson, a nurse at the Royal London Hospital, began the 26.2 mile race on April 28 with the hopes of securing a Guinness World Record (GWR) for the fastest nurse to complete the marathon in uniform.

Isabel van Brugen
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Isabel van Brugen is an award-winning journalist. She holds a master's in newspaper journalism from City, University of London.
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