Lloyd Scott has run the London Marathon many times in costume - but his final race will pay homage to favourite childhood superhero.
Lloyd Scott/PAMr Scott as The Iron Giant in 2008, one of his favourite outfits, with eyes that lit up
He ran as Indiana Jones in 2007 and crawled the course over several days as Brian the Snail, from cult children's TV showOne of Mr Scott's favourite outfits was The Iron Giant robot costume, from the 1999 film staring Vin Diesel, that he wore in 2008."Inside the costume, I had a little handle that I could actually squeeze, which made the mouth open. I was on stilts too and people could not quite work out how it worked.
This year, he gained permission from Anderson Entertainment to dress up as Captain Scarlet, with a suit designed from the original patterns and moulds the puppets were made with.and the Mysterons when I was a kid, who would always take part in various missions," he said. "I feel kind of like him because I've sort of done different missions through the marathons, despite things that I have gone through as well - so he definitely struck a chord with me."Mr Scott has survived cancer twice - leukaemia in 1987 and synovial sarcoma in 2021-2022. He is raising money for Sarcoma UK"I've got replacement hips and knees, and I've had 28 operations for various things, so training and managing my recovery has been really difficult," he said.
"I'm just pleased to be here and always try and be positive to give other people hope and encouragement."
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