London Marathon facts, figures and fancy dress

Howard Lake | 21 April 2016 | Blogs

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The London Marathon has from the outset attracted runners in novelty costumes, many of them raising funds for charity. Ballrooms dancers, giant beer bottles, camels, chickens and all kinds of superhero have run the streets of London for all kinds of good causes.

Morphsuits, makers of the head-to-toe, skin-tight, single colour fancy dress costumes, have put together an infographic celebrating the runners by featuring some of the remarkable facts, figures and costumes of 36 years of the London Marathon.

The 2016 Virgin London Marathon takes place on 24 April.

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• Social Good – Infographic (20 September 2010)
  
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About Howard Lake
Howard Lake is consultant editor of UK Fundraising. He founded the site in 1994 and successfully sold it in 2022. As director of Giving X Ltd he is exploring growing giving on a massive scale. He is the founder of Fundraising Camp and co-founder of GoodJobs.