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March 25, 2008

Marathon Man

MaineyesIn 2006 charity fundraiser Lloyd Scott walked the London Marathon wearing a deep sea divers suit, it took the man over eight days to complete the 26 mile course wearing the back-breaking kit to raise a whopping £2mn. Last year it was Indiana Jones with  a stone ball behind. This year he is donning an Iron Man costume based onthe animated flick, the outfit is 9ft in height and weighs in at 70 pounds. Sponsor him HERE

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I don't know if perhaps it had a different name in the UK, but the character shown is known as The Iron Giant in the US; Iron Man is the Marvel superhero with a flick coming this summer.

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