XFL Team Staffer Will Attempt World Record at Dallas Marathon with Full Arlington Renegades Uniform On

Brian Goldsmith, a ticket representative for the XFL's Arlington Renegades, is looking to break a Guinness World Record during Sunday's Dallas Marathon.

Goldsmith won't be hard to follow as he will be wearing the full uniform of the defending XFL champions, including the helmet, which is the record he's pursuing.

In Jan. 2019, Australian Alistair Kealty recorded a record-time of three hours, 33 minutes and 42 seconds while wearing a football uniform at the Standard Charter Dubai Marathon. Now, Goldsmith wants that record for himself.

“I love putting myself in vulnerable positions,” Goldsmith, 37, told the Dallas Morning News. “There is doubt for sure, but if you don’t put yourself out there, you’re not alive.”

Goldsmith, a native of Buffalo that played Division II football at Chapman University and rugby at the University of Buffalo, is running Sunday's race in hopes of qualifying for the Boston Marathon.

This will be Goldsmith’s first official marathon, but he has familiarity with the format as he once competed in a triathlon where the running portion covered the 26.2-mile marathon distance.

Goldsmith has tried breaking a world record before: running the fastest half-marathon dressed as a piece of fruit.

He chose to run as a banana, but ultimately failed to break the record. However, Goldsmith returns to Buffalo for the Buffalo Bills’ home opener every season, and runs 17 miles dressed in the banana suit.

In each of the last two years, Goldsmith has raised more than $1,000 for charity while running in Buffalo.

“I look at doing these extreme things as an inspiration for the people I work with in the gym," said Goldsmith, who is also a part-time trainer. “They see me do these crazy things. It is about the motivation to try and reach a goal."