Sports · Running & Athletics · 6 hrs ago
Runner in hot dog costume finishes New York City Marathon in 2:49:15
Sarah Pezzino finished the New York City Marathon in 2:49:15 while dressed as a hot dog.
The 23-year-old personal trainer and group fitness coach is from Easton, Pennsylvania.
She was attempting to set a Guinness World Record for the fastest marathon dressed as a savory food, and her time was more than 22 minutes faster than the previous mark of 3:11:34.
Guinness still needs to review her evidence before the record can be confirmed.
Pezzino had once considered quitting running after a medical emergency forced her to leave a marathon in 2025, but a close friend helped her return to racing.
She and her friend planned races in Chicago and New York to raise money for the Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation, and their fundraising efforts brought in more than $8,000.
The record attempt grew out of that plan to make running enjoyable again, while also supporting a cause connected to people Pezzino knew.
Sarah Pezzino finished the New York City Marathon in 2:49:15 while dressed as a hot dog.
The 23-year-old from Easton, Pennsylvania, was attempting to set a Guinness World Record for the fastest marathon dressed as a savory food.
The previous record was 3:11:34, but Guinness still has to review the evidence before Pezzino’s result can become official.
Pezzino and a friend planned to run the Chicago and New York marathons in 2026 while raising money for the Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation.
Their fundraising efforts brought in more than $8,000.
- Who
- Sarah Pezzino, a 23-year-old personal trainer and group fitness coach from Easton, Pennsylvania.
- What
- She finished the New York City Marathon in 2:49:15 wearing a hot dog costume, attempting a Guinness World Record.
- When
- On the Sunday of the race; the article does not give the date.
- Where
- The New York City Marathon, which started in Staten Island.
- Why
- She was attempting to break the record for the fastest marathon dressed as a savory food. She and a friend also planned the race as part of fundraising for the Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Pezzino lost her mother to a rare cancer.
She made her marathon debut in Chicago.
She dropped out of the Chicago Marathon after a serious medical emergency at Mile 17.
Pezzino committed to attempting the savory-food marathon record.
She finished the New York City Marathon in 2:49:15 dressed as a hot dog.
- Finish time
- 2:49:15
- Previous record
- 3:11:34
- Runner
- Sarah Pezzino, 23, from Easton, Pennsylvania
- Fundraising total
- More than $8,000
- Beneficiary
- Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation (MMRF)
What people are saying
I'd put too much pressure on myself and lost the joy in the sport.
The next thing I knew, I was walking out of Target with a hot dog costume.