Fancy Running?

Phil Rose started running long before he can remember why he started running! At an early age however he only ever ran short distances, typically 100 and 200 metres. The thought of running the school cross country around Southampton Common filled him with dread! Then over the years he realised the benefits of running for health, be it to keep him focused during University exams or running for fitness after work. It was in 2007 that Phil sat down with his 5-year-old daughter to watch the London Marathon and his daughter asked him one simple question: "Could you do that daddy?" There was only answer in Phil's mind - "Yes!" - and with that, Phil set about signing up for the Flora London Marathon 2008. He researched how to run a marathon and developed his own training plan based on that research. For that first marathon, Phil just wore running clothes and a wig. However, that was enough to kickstart the fancy dress 'thinking process'! He then ran the London Marathon again in 2009, 2010 and Stratford-upon-Avon in 2011. It wasn't until 2018 that he again came back to London for his first 'proper' fancy dress marathon, running as Little Miss Sunshine to raise money for Children with Cancer UK. The following year, in 2019, Phil chose to run for a Guinness World Record dressed as 'An Astronomical Body'. He is the current record holder with a time of 3 hours 52 minutes ... and 40 seconds!