The six runners with their Tokyo finisher medals, the father in a cap.

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All six runners holding their Guinness World Records certificates in Tokyo. — All six with their Guinness World Records certificates, Tokyo 2023.Photo: Wolfpack Runners

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A father and his five sons from Santiago, Chile, ran six World Marathon Majors together. On 5 March 2023, at the Tokyo Marathon, they set the Guinness World Record for most family members to complete the World Marathon Majors. Next: Sydney, on 29 August 2027, one of the three new majors.

Fact sheet

Who: Rodrigo Hernán Lobo Puccio and his sons Rodrigo Lobo van Wersch, Tomás Lobo van Wersch, Santiago Lobo van Wersch, Agustín Lobo van Wersch and Raimundo Lobo van Wersch.
From: Santiago, Chile.
Record: Most family members to complete the World Marathon Majors. Set at the Tokyo Marathon on 5 March 2023. Guinness World Records ref 505336. Guinness World Records page (opens in a new tab)
Run together: 8 races since 2014. Amsterdam and Vienna were the first two (four ran the marathon, two ran the half); then Berlin 2016, New York 2017, Chicago 2018, London 2021, Boston 2022, Tokyo 2023.
Next: Sydney, 29 August 2027 (entries in progress). The next of the three new majors.
Contact: Santiago Lobo van Wersch, one of the five sons, hello@wolfpackrunners.com

“The main objective has always been the family. A tribute to the family as an institution.”
El principal objetivo siempre ha sido la familia. Un homenaje a la familia como institución.

Rodrigo Lobo, La Tercera, 26 October 2018Translated from Spanish

“When we finished Berlin and said we could keep running the majors, my son Santiago said this could be a record.”
Cuando terminamos Berlín y dijimos que podríamos seguir corriendo los maratones majors, mi hijo Santiago dijo que esto podría ser un récord.

Rodrigo Lobo, La Tercera, 10 April 2023Translated from Spanish