Everyone knows that while the mini-marathon is supposed to be a ladies only event, a number of men usually run as well often in costumes and raise some money for charity. As such, it's all done in good humour and they never run at a pace likely to threaten those running competively.
In the USA, there has been a marked increase in the number of women only races but due to discrimination laws, the organisers cannot legally exclude men. In the recent Disney Princess Half-Marathon, it was won by a man in a time of 1:16
Jonathon Mederos...The fastest Princess of them all
Needless to say when he finished, he didn't exactly get a warm welcome.
Anyway, the full story is up on the Wall Street Journal website if you want to have a look.
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