Marathon. Running a previous race dressed as a whisky bottle taught him the value of a costume that is up to the task. "The shoulder strap broke and I ended up running with it balanced on my head," he says. He also recommends being able to see out of your

"When we've done this pic, let's put the suits on..." (l-r) Neil, Sloth, Zilla, Donna, FlavioIt's Friday evening in the centre of London's West End. A perfect time to train for the Great Gorilla Run? Five furry forumites reckoned so...I arrived at about 7.30 to find a few normal ...

France's most madcap marathon, the Marathon du Medoc, returned on September 10. This year more than 7,000 runners took part in the costumed chase through the Medoc wine growing region's most illustrious chateaux, with 23 boozy drinks stations en

The Skeleton Run 5 (Leicestershire, October 29)As darkness sets, grab a costume and join a band of fearless runners and nordic walkers for a thrilling Halloween race. The hilly trails of Beacon Hill Country Park offer the perfect racing grounds

reports as a "predominantly club-runner field. Runners had travelled from far and wide across the British Isles and beyond to take part in this special race, and many even put on period costume for the occasion."The marathon's starting gun was fired

scarf worn whilst running the marathon (it was 2.05m). It just goes to show that if you think of something obscure enough and run 26.2 miles, just about anything is possible.   Film character costume (male)David Stone (as Jack Sparrow)02:42:15Nurse

Queues of charity marathon runners, all sporting their best fancy dress costumes, will be lining up outside the ASICS flagship store on Oxford Street. The fancy dress runners will be in line to have their free gait analysis.To make sure participants

good for ageSnoops and Tiger in red indian costumeLynneW storming suppotersPlummie making us hoarse shouting for himV-rap finding it hard to escape all the hugsSeaweed arriving with lifted Waitrose trolleyRabbit arriving in her bunny costume

Time: 6:49was Run Rabbit Run (also Walk Wabbit Walk)Best Moment: Seeing kids faces and hearing their cheers when a furry white rabbit was walking towards them (ME in costume!)Worst Moment: Having to walk on pavements and dodge pedestrians because

for if you’re spectating - or to aim not be overtaken by!Fastest Marathon Hula Hooping: Sasha Kenny from Wrexham aims to beat the six-hour record and is hoping to raise over £2,000 for the NSPCC.Tallest Costume to Complete a Marathon: Builder David Lawrenson