# London Marathon facts, figures and fancy dress

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2016/04/21/london-marathon-facts-fancy-dress/
- Published: 2016-04-21T23:31:49+01:00
- Author: Howard Lake

**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](http://www.morphsuits.co.uk), 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](https://fundraising.co.uk/2015/10/20/virgin-money-giving-to-be-fundraising-partner-for-london-marathon-until-2020/)
takes place on 24 April.

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![London Marathon fancy dress infographic](https://wfay6x.infiniteuploads.cloud/
2016/04/morph-suits-london-marathon-1.jpeg)

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