Thousands of Santas, and several Grinchs, join annual run in southern Paris

(15 Dec 2024)
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Issy-les-Moulineaux, France – 15 December 2024
1. Various of runners, most of them dressed as Santa Claus or in red, running at the start of the race
2. Close of a woman, wearing a Santa hat and funny glasses, taking pictures of the runners
3. Various of runners dressed as Santa Claus waiting before the race
4. SOUNDBITE (English) Javier Fragoso, engineer and participant in the race and Alexandros Gkatzojiannis, engineer and participant in the race:

“Many people are asking us for gifts already. They have been stopping me many, many times.”

"I want a bicycle! I want a bicycle!’’
5. Wide of runners dressed as Santa Claus waiting before the race
6. Mid of Philippe Lalere, wearing a Grinch mask and waiting with his friends
7. SOUNDBITE (French) Philippe Lalere, marketing manager and participant in the race:

“I’d already bought a reindeer costume and thought it would be nice to have a slightly original mask. The Grinch is also the spirit of Christmas. In the end, the story has a happy ending. He’s a nice Grinch, not a mean Grinch!”
8. Various of people cheering the runners
9. Close of runners’ feet
10. Various of runners in the streets of Issy-Les-Moulineaux
STORYLINE:
Thousands of runners, most of them wearing Santa Claus costumes, took part in a 10-kilometre (6.2-mile) race outside of Paris on Sunday.

Organisers handed out classic red and white hats and overcoats before the participants took to Issy-Les-Moulineaux’s streets.

Runners Javier Fragossa and Alexandros Gkatzojiannis said the accessories attracted extra attention from those in the area. “Many people are asking us for gifts already”, they said.

But others chose to wear more creative outfits, like marketing manager Philippe Lalere who showed up as the Grinch.

“I had already bought a reindeer costume and thought it would be nice to have a slightly more original mask. The Grinch is also the spirit of Christmas,” he said.

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