Four hundred and fifty people showering together. For five minutes. With firefighters dousing them from ladder trucks and an American flag in the background.
That’s what Steve Lobdell, race director of the Fairfield Half Marathon and retired fire captain, wants to accomplish at the June 2 half-marathon race, in order to break a Guinness World Record. “We’re looking for ways to increase our participation and raise more money for nonprofits and charities,” Lobdell said at the Parks and Recreation Commission meeting Nov. 14.