Adam Gorlitsky says groups of people kept him going as he finished mile after mile of the 2020 Charleston Marathon.
(CNN)A South Carolina man competing in the 2020 Charleston Marathon has beaten the world record for the fastest time to finish a marathon in an exoskeleton suit.
Adam Gorlitsky, who is paralyzed from the waist down, completed Saturday’s 26.2-mile race with a time of 33 hours, 50 minutes and 23 seconds, Cory Michel, one of the organizers of the Charleston Marathon, told CNN.
The current record holder is British man Simon Kindleysides, who finished the 2018 London Marathon in 36 hours and 46 minutes, according to Guinness World Records.
Guinness has not certified Gorlitsky’s race results, which Gorlitsky said he plans to submit to the organization Monday.
