Costume ideas for the London Marathon 2015
As if running 26 miles in one of the most popular marathons in the world weren’t enough, lots of people opt to do it in fancy dress – something we applaud wholeheartedly! Not only is it commendable to run such a distance at all, but in fancy dress it is probably just a little harder…
The trick with running in fancy dress is to choose something which is not too heavy and as close to your normal running kit as possible, as such we have put together a list of our top picks:
There’s just something about running around with a cape billowing out behind you, don’t you think? Again, a lot of superhero costumes are fairly tight so won’t get in your way – and if you wanted, you could wear just the cape with your normal running gear underneath.
Well, you know how we love zombies! Not necessarily the most practical of costumes, but we just love the idea of a sea of people running over London Bridge with a zombie or two running after their brains! The beauty of this costume is that you can do as much or as little as you want – full face of makeup, crazy outfit, or just some fake blood and effects over your existing running kit.
Ok, so this particular costume is perfect for the marathon! You can get away with it as fancy dress, yet still move and run quite easily! You certainly won't be overheating in this costume, well you might have to take off your afro when you get into the race.
The obvious choice, don’t you think? You might end up having to break a hole in the face to allow better air access, but being skintight, something like this shouldn’t hamper your running efforts too much – and if you choose a funny character one, should be quite amusing for spectators and other runners!
If you’re running the London Marathon on the 26th of April this year, good luck! Enjoy the incredible atmosphere of one of the most popular, prestigious races on Earth – an awesome day out, whether you’re in fancy dress or not!