Portadown Running Club

“When I heard there was a Guinness World Record for Fastest Marathon Dressed as a Scientist, I immediately decided I would do it. Training has gone well and I'm enjoying the taper before Sunday's main event in London. “Running is brilliant for de-stressing and I think I do some of my best scientific thinking during runs! I typically do two marathons a year, one in Spring and one in Autumn. My personal best was 2 hours 36 mins at the 2023 Chicago Marathon. “On March 24th, I ran the Portadown Half Marathon dressed as a scientist as part of my training for London. There's also a Guinness World Record for that, and I knocked nearly 13 minutes off the record, completing it in 1 hour 17 min 7 seconds. This is currently being verified by @GWR. During that race I learned that I heat up very quickly in costume so I'll be throwing lots of cups of water over myself to keep cool! “I joined Queen’s in 2017. My research lab focuses on antibiotic discovery and development of chemical tools to study processes inside bacteria. I can thank my Chemistry teacher @limavadygs, Mrs. Crown, for my love of Chemistry. She made it fun and always related things we were learning to real world examples. “Chemistry is all around us. Right now, a multitude of chemical reactions are occurring inside your body. The clothes you're wearing likely have synthetic polymers in them. You may have taken some type of medicine today. All of these things exist because of chemistry. I love my job because I get to make new things that could improve human health or provide new information on how a biological process occurs. “At Queen’s we have excellent staff to student ratios, ensuring lots of one on one contact for students. The major research themes within our school are Healthcare and Sustainability, so if you like chemistry and want to build a healthier and more sustainable society, come to Queen’s!” We wish you all the very best for smashing the record at Sunday’s @LondonMarathon, @Cochrane_Lab! Do you have a story you would like to share? Click here to tell us more: ow.ly/UtVn50CdEfu #LoveQUB #QUB #QueensUniversityBelfast #University #Marathon #UniversityLife #Chemistry #Healthcare #Sustainability #GuinnessBookOfRecords #GuinnessWorldRecord #RecordBreaker #HalfMarathon #LondonMarathon #FastestMarathonDressedAsAScientist @QUBCCE Photo credit: Mervyn McKeown LRPS @ My Sports Photo

Sunday morning run and dip in Lough Neagh….perfect start to the day @PortadownRC @carowalker 🏃🏻‍♀️🛟☕️

Omagh Half Marathon done ✅ @PortadownRC

Bucket list activity done all the way from NI to New York half Marathon @carowalker @nyrr amazing run and amazing medal/ dry robe!