Nine-foot iron man to run marathon for charity

By David Ainsworth, Third Sector Online, 1 April 2008

Veteran charity marathon runner Lloyd Scott, famous for completing the 2002 London race in a deep-sea diving costume, is to take part in this year's event dressed as a nine-foot iron robot.

Scott, who is fundraising this year for the Autism Trust, for which he is fundraising director, has also previously completed the race dressed as St George and pulling a dragon, and as Indiana Jones pulling a boulder. This year, his I Run Giant costume is based on the central character...

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