A man who hopes to break the world record for running the London Marathon with a fridge-in-tow was stopped by the police whilst training for his challenge.
According to the runner, Daniel Fairbrother, 34, was stopped by police officers in Stevenage after they accused him of stealing the fridge.
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He says Hertfordshire Police officers quickly realised he was not a fridge thief and added that he admired their diligence.
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The father from Stevenage said: “It was pitch black and night time. A police car passed me very slowly, I had a gut feeing they didn’t like what they saw and they spun around and pulled over next to me. Their blue lights illuminated and all traffic stopped.
“I was red faced and embarrassed, I thought ‘are they going to believe me?’ are they going to think I’ve knicked the fridge?
“They said: ‘Is that a fridge on your back?’
After Mr Fairbrother explained his 26-mile challenge, he said the officer joked: “You do know if you order from Currys, they will deliver it for you?”
“Fellas got a fridge on his back, you got a quip for that Pete?”
“Yeah, turn the car round Steve, I’ve got a zinger lined up!”
So far, the keen fridge-runner has raised £4,284 of his £10,000 target.
He should have got the police to sponsor him - like a reverse chugger!
Is your fridge running?
I can’t help but think about how dead this guy would be if he were black and in the US.
Kudos to this guy for going all the way with his fridge.
Man’s just cosplaying as his favourite Monster drinking parcel delivery man.
I mean, he should obviously carry the receipt. Lol
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A man who hopes to break the world record for running the London Marathon with a fridge-in-tow was stopped by the police whilst training for his challenge.
According to the runner, Daniel Fairbrother, 34, was stopped by police officers in Stevenage after they accused him of stealing the fridge.
Mr Fairbrother, an oak merchant, is hoping to break the world record for the “fastest marathon carrying a household appliance (white goods)”.
Mr Fairbrother says the officer wound down his window to shake his hand and wished him good luck.
Mr Fairbrother’s world-record feat was nearly foiled at the first hurdle when he initially was not given a place to run the London marathon with Diabetes UK.
The marathon runner has named the fridge Tallulah after the Cool Runnings bobsleigh and has documented his progress on his Instagram and TikTok handle @c00lrunnins.
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Plot twist: the fridge contains helium and it actually makes him lighter.
