Army veteran Sally Orange, 52, is no stranger to running the event dressed up – she has done it 14 times, mainly fundraising for mental health charities.
She holds the Guinness World Record for the fastest marathon dressed as a nut and has previously held the records for fastest as a superhero and a fruit.
After she was diagnosed with breast cancer, she finished the race wearing a giant breast in 2025 and will be doing the same this year in aid of Breast Cancer Now, despite recently going through treatment.
“When people ask me what time I’m going for, I always say I’m going for the time of my life,” she said.
“The costume enforces that within me because it shows I’m not particularly going for a fastest time.
“That’s why I love it, it’s almost reframing the reason for why I’m doing it – to have fun and make other people smile.”
