Looking back at 30 years of fancy dress that makes the Great South Run the Great South Fun
![Dai White leads colleagues from HMS Sultan in a crab suit after they raised 2,000 in the 2005 Great South Run for the Gosport Cancer Support Centre. Apparently it was the only time he had led the field.](https://www.portsmouth.co.uk/imagefetch/http://www.newsletter.co.uk/webimage/1.9108526!image/image.jpg?crop=3:2,smart&width=640&quality=65&enable=upscale)
![Dai White leads colleagues from HMS Sultan in a crab suit after they raised 2,000 in the 2005 Great South Run for the Gosport Cancer Support Centre. Apparently it was the only time he had led the field.](/img/placeholder.png)
As the clock ticks down to this weekend’s Simplyhealth Great South Run and its associated events, runners are finishing this year’s wacky costumes. And here is a selection of some of the best from past runs.
From humble beginnings in 1990 with 2,000 runners, to now more than 20,000, the event has grown into a weekend of sport with four events on Saturday and Sunday.
As well as the famous 10-mile run the weekend also includes the Simplyhealth Great South 5k, the Simplyhealth Canine Run and the Simplyhealth Junior and Mini Great South Run.
![From left: Alison Smith, Sarah Langborne and Penny Langborne dressed as Lego men in the 2010 Great South Run. Picture: Sarah Standing (103427-903)](https://www.portsmouth.co.uk/webimg/legacy_oak_1.9108527.jpg?crop=3:2,smart&width=640&quality=65)
![From left: Alison Smith, Sarah Langborne and Penny Langborne dressed as Lego men in the 2010 Great South Run. Picture: Sarah Standing (103427-903)](/img/placeholder.png)
The junior and mini events start and finish near the Blue Reef Aquarium and feature a themed fancy dress. For those running with their four-legged friend, the Simplyhealth Canine Run is on Saturday before the Simplyhealth Great South 5k and the Simplyhealth Junior and Mini Great South Run.