COSTUMES FROM THE TOKYO MARATHON

The Tokyo Marathon, which takes place in February, is as much a testament to fashion as it is to fitness.  In addition to those runners attired in traditional shorts or tights and sweat-wicking fabrics are men and women in creative getups ranging from silly hats to full-body costumes.  As I look through the pictures, all admiration is banished by the persistent question: How do people run in this stuff?

Here are some highlights.  

The completely impractical:

From suradiolive.com

The lightsaber is a nice touch.  From archive.rebeccablacktech.com

From blogs.wsj.com

The guy with all the Apple gadgets:

From www.macworld.com.au

Traditional Japanese clothing:

From uk.eurosport.yahoo.com

From ani.me

Cross-dressing: 

From www.corbisimages.com

From www.flickr.com

From www.flickr.com

And the blasphemous: 

From http://goyrepublicezine.blogspot.jp

From http://www.flickr.com

Congrats to Dennis Kimetto and Aberu Kebede, winners of the men's and women's races, respectively!  Both wore standard running togs.