Great Manchester Run 10K: Salford man who ran dressed as hotdog and whoopee cushion back with 15th costume!

A hot dog, a whoopee cushion and an inflatable dinosaur are just some of the costumes one fundraiser has been wearing while running the Great Manchester Run 10k.

Stuart Hall, from Salford, started off watching the Great Manchester run 10k from the sidelines, thinking one day he too could participate.

Fast forward 15 years and the 51 year old is about to run the 10k for the 15th time in costume for Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital Charity.

“I just love seeing the kids’ faces light up when I run past,” said Stuart.

“I actually used to be in amateur dramatics and each year we’d take our panto to the old children’s hospital at Pendlebury.

“I thought of them being in hospital over Christmas and that’s what gave me the idea for doing the runs in costume.

“It makes everyone laugh to see someone in a silly costume.”

While the costumes are not built for doing a 10K run in, Stuart says the fundraising is far more important than getting a good time. But since he joined the Great Manchester run, Stuart has got more into running, having even acquired a few medals over the years.

Humphrey, the Charity’s own friendly green mascot bear, was a particular highlight in Stuart’s running career which he wore when he ran the 10K in 2017 to mark ten years of running for the Charity.

Now, Stuart is busy planning his outfit for the 2022 Great Manchester Run, which is taking place on 22nd May and is on the hunt to find something extra special for his 15th run for the charity.

• Check out our great 2021 10K photo gallery here.

To sponsor Stuart visit his JustGiving page here.

To find out about signing up to a Charity event and the Be A Good Sport campaign visit their page here.