-terrain adventure you'll have to move fast to catch the super-speedy male and female Santas ahead of the pack. There's a cash prize for the runner who manages it. There's also a prize for the best fancy dress - but don't expect your costume to stay mud-free for long
with the genetic condition which makes the skin as fragile as a butterfly’s wing, hence my costume. Thanks for a great website and magazine - I couldn’t have run London four times without RW.Next year? Put my name down now!Index of all quotesNext quote
like 1hr. I was running between two rhinos for a while; I did see the phone box and the fire brigade, the Flintstone, superman and thunderbird and bananas in pyjamas and many many more fun costumes. It was a live festival the whole time with bands
where Mike attached the wool to my apron and I made myself known to the people from Guinness World Records. We had a group photo taken, then one on my own and I headed back to say goodbye to Mike.I met Gill Begnor who was wearing a bottle costume and had
for the best ‘costumes’.Field 5000 runnersFee €14 (€16 after July 1). No registration on race dayContact Semi-Marathon Marvejols Mende Café de la Paix, BP 93, 48001 Mende Cedex, France; tel 00 33 466 49 30 29; fax 00 33 466 49 36 70; e-mail courir
at the variety of fancy-dress costumes on display. Dressing up is taken almost as seriously as the wine tasting at this race. A crowd of smurfs – head-to-toe in blue paint – enjoyed their moment in the spotlight when the compere invited them onto a stage in front
, bands, cheerleaders, a clog dancing display, fancy dress costumes and people just having fun, that I didn’t have time to think about the fact that I was running. I had also been told how important it was to put my name on my shirt, so I did. It meant
suit, but also a quality medal and helpful timing chips – though the bulky costume might hinder chances of a PB!More festive highlights...Swanley Christmas Caper 4.2 Kent, December 7)Ulverston Christmas Pudding 10K (Cumbria, December 7)Kent Christmas
, May 31) Heroes Run 10K, May 17 Heroes Run 10K (East Sussex, May 17) If you've been inspired by Flora London Marathon runners sweating in costumes from Batman to Baywatch, get a taster of fancy dress running with 6.2 miles
When: July 24Where: Marlow, BuckinghamshireFirst man: Rupert Shute 1:17:45First Woman: Penny McCrabbe 1:29:47Last Finisher: 3:07:58No. of Finishers: 677PB potential: 64%Overall rating: 88%Some events depend on gimmicks - say superhero costumes
