Peter Donato

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Who is Peter Donato?

Peter Donato, is a marathon runner from Toronto, Canada. Running in the costume of Jefferson, the mascot dog of MyNextRace.com, he obtained the record for the fastest marathon run by a male wearing a mascot costume when finished the Scotiabank Toronto Waterfront Marathon in 4 hours 16 minutes 43 seconds on September 26, 2010.

He also holds the Guinness World Record for half-marathon run by a male in a mascot costume. He achieved this during the Publix Supermarkets Gasparilla Distance Classic in Tampa, FL, U.S.A. on February 27, 2011. Running in the Jefferson costume, he completed the Half-Marathon in 1hr 59min 14sec.

The costume weighs 25 pounds. MyNextRace.com is a website maintained by All Sports Marketing Inc., a company founded by Donato which specialises in marketing and management of sporting events.

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Also known as
  • Jefferson the mascot

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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