The Running Viola
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 The Running Viola at Birmingham International Marathon 2017 | |
| Born | Alistair Rutherford 10 April 1995 Liverpool |
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Alistair Rutherford, known more widely as The Running Viola, is a British athlete, musician and television personality. He is a current double Guinness World Record holder for the fastest marathon and the fastest half marathon dressed as a musical instrument.[1][2]
Career
[edit | edit source]Originally from Liverpool, Rutherford studied as a violist at the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire, graduating in 2017. The concept of The Running Viola came to him as an idea to raise money for arco, a charity providing musical education for children in South Africa in conjunction with Birmingham City University and the Morris Isaacson Centre for Music.[3][4][5] He has since become the manager of the project.
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