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The London Santa Run

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Dec 07 2008

I really don’t think running is much fun, I did try it once. But put runners into fancy dress for a charity event, and I can begin to see the appeal. In the run up to Christmas there are Santa’s coming together throughout the country to do their bit. Un/Fortunately I needed to save my energy to take pictures, but for spectators and runners alike, there is undoubtedly a great hilarity to watching over 2000 Santa Claus, (a cheeky elf and a Jack Russell) of all different ages and physiques running together. Battersea was home to The London Santa Run on Saturday where participants faced 6km (2 laps of the park). Ha Ha Ha!

 

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The vast majority of posts in this blog are about quirky & eccentric competitions & festivals. I started it in 2006 in France with a competition I’ll never forget. Where contestants battle it out to become the World Champion Pig Squeeler, or ‘Cri du Cochon’. I had little knowledge back then of quite how far my pursuit of these kind of events would lead me. I’ve travelled all over Britain (and occasionally further afield) to capture our curiosities and quirks. There’s nothing uniquely eccentric about the British, you’ll find people all over the world up to all sorts of weird and wonderful activities, but we do have a remarkable capacity to embrace the madness. ‘A Brit Different’ is the book that was born from it, my labour of love! So what next? There’s always something interesting going on, so watch this space, only time will tell!

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