Sheffield half marathon runners stories and unusual costumes
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00:00Could you tell me your names please?
00:01I'm David.
00:02I'm James.
00:03And what are you dressed up as here today for the Sheffield Marathon?
00:07So we've come as the Avengers. I'm Iron Man.
00:10And I'm Captain America.
00:17And are you running for a cause today?
00:19Yeah, we're running for Rowan School in Dork, in Sheffield.
00:22My partner works there and it's a really...
00:25It's a school that helps children with autism with really complex profiles.
00:32So the day-to-day kind of challenges that they face,
00:35the money will go a long way in helping those.
00:38And are you running for a charity as well?
00:40We're running for exactly the same charity and just to earn as much as we can for the school.
00:45Hello, what are your names?
00:46I'm Annalia.
00:47I'm Rebecca.
00:49And where are you from?
00:50Sheffield.
00:51And what are you racing for today?
00:54The Aposakinemia Trust.
00:56It's a disease where the bone marrow no longer works.
01:00Unfortunately, our dad passed away a few years ago, so it's all good and fine.
01:05And have you run anything like this before?
01:08I haven't. Rebecca has.
01:09Yeah, I've done it. I've done it for Sheffield before, so yeah, it'll be fine.
01:14How long do you think you'll take?
01:16No idea.
01:20Are you enjoying the atmosphere?
01:21Yeah, it's really good.
01:22Yeah.
01:23Can you tell me what your name is, please?
01:25Fabian.
01:26And who are you running for today?
01:28I run for the Children's Hospital.
01:31And what's the costume that you're wearing?
01:33It's supposed to be a chicken, so I call myself Chicken Man or Super Chicken.
01:40And is there a reason for that particular costume?
01:43Yeah, I lost my children a long time ago, so I ran for them.
01:48What's your costume?
01:49It's a caterpillar.
01:50And do you all run at the same speed?
01:53Yeah, we're running a nice, cool sixes throughout the course, nice and smooth, yeah.
01:58Have you ever run one of these together before?
02:00No, but we're very close. We're like a hive mind, yeah.
02:07What's your name?
02:08Adam. Adam Walker.
02:10And where are you from?
02:11Sheffield.
02:12And tell me why you're doing the marathon today?
02:14Just a last-minute decision this morning, half past five. Thought, why not?
02:21And are you doing it for a charity?
02:23I'm not doing this for a charity. I am running the London Marathon for Sheffield Hospital Charity.
02:28This is just a bit of a run for training, really.
02:31And what are you hoping to do for your time?
02:33I'm just... no time today. Just... I had a few beers yesterday, so there's no time today.
02:39Just running.
02:41I had a few beers yesterday, so there's no time today. Just to go around and enjoy it.