Never mind the temperature is only just above freezing in London today, as I was sitting on the top deck of a no.38 this morning, I saw this:
Yes, that's right. A whole herd of semi-naked men jogging along New Oxford Street, wearing only trainers, swimming trunks and hats (and smiles!). Sorry about the blurry picture, but I took it on my phone and I was laughing like a drain at the time - as were the rest of my fellow passengers. It caused quite a to-do!
Anyway, when I got home I did a little research on who these brave British lads might have been. (Never thought I'd have cause to type the words "swimming trunks fun run london" into a search engine in my life, but life often surprises you, doesn't it?)
It turns out this was the annual Smugglers' Run - link to a news article about it here. These brave/eccentric/barking mad (delete as appropriate) souls are raising money for male charities at the same time as raising female temperatures across the captial. Good on yer, lads.
Would you have preferred they'd been starkers?...lol
ReplyDeleteI think they went far enough!
ReplyDeleteCrikey, that's a sight you don't see in Newmarket.
ReplyDeleteAnd this is precisely why I need to move to England.
ReplyDeleteTheir bravery warms the heart if not the outer parts of the body. Bravo to them for cheering up a winter morning.
ReplyDeleteWell, they certainly cheered up the top deck of the no. 38 bus! I've never heard so many elderly ladies chuckle in unison.
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