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‘The costume develops its own microclimate’: what it’s like to run a marathon in a novelty outfit

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Richard Stoate , 43 , wore a 10ft (3-metre ) purple nurse costume for the 2023 London Marathon.

He said: “If you overtake someone, they’re like: Oh God, I’ve been overtaken by the guy in the massive nurse uniform.’.

George Bingham , 64 , ran the London Marathon raising money for Sue Ryder in 2010 as the Angel of the North , the 20-metre sculpture by Antony Gormley .

Robert Duncombe , 57 , ran 2022 ’s London Marathon as a tree.

He said the 8 ft bespoke suit was “bouncing up and down on my shoulders”.

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