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
finished.What happened between Mile 1 and Mile 26? I can't really remember except for: fantastic crowds, runners, TV, radio support. I floated on adrenaline or air - running in fancy dress makes for a completely different experience and I would recommend
Fancy-dress runners in training are like baby pigeons: you know they exist but you never see them. Then a big race such as the Flora London Marathon arrives and you find yourself lining up at the start next to Batman, a hotdog, Minnie Mouse and a
Supporters and Runners at Mile 17 #1 |Supporters and Runners at Mile 17 #2 |Supporters and Runners at Mile 17 #3 |Supporters and Runners at Mile 17 #4 |Time for a Shower |Docklands |Fancy Dress #1 |Fancy Dress #2 |Blackfriars |At the finish
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Pre-Race | Supporters at Mile 17 #1 | Supporters at Mile 17 #2 | Supporters at Mile 17 #3 |A Pacer's View #1 |A Pacer's View #3 |Fancy Dress |Finish Line #1 |Finish Line #2 |Finish Line #3 | Finish Line #4 | Finish Line #5 |
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even make it to the start of the race. Fancy dress galoreWith everyone crammed onto the main street, the pre-race entertainment began. There were upside-down tightrope walkers, dancing girls on plinths and the opportunity to have a good look
Time not givenThe rain couldn't dampen my spirits! I loved running in fancy dress, the support from the crowd was amazing. There were shouts for Red Indians and Pocahontas all the way round and I had a fabulous day. Time was not an issue, we were
in fancy dress which makes the race even more special and each year features a fancy dress theme: 2012 was 'history; and 2013's theme is 'science fiction' - so dig out your best sci-fi outfit and get running!Your prize consists of two return flights from
