6/18/2023 0 Comments Rhinoceros costumes![]() Our newer costumes weigh around 8kg, with the original costumes slightly heavier at 10kg. Or if you already have your own place in an event, contact us at Dean, Save the Rhino CEO and veteran of many costume marathons and ultra-marathons, answers your questions: Check out our events page for our charity places. Our rhino costumes are also available for marathons, half marathons and other races across UK. If you want to complete this iconic rhino challenge, make sure you get your application in early! Contact us at for more information about running the London Marathon with Save the Rhino. Running in a costume generally adds around an hour (or longer!) to runners’ times, but the current record for completing a marathon in rhino costume is held by Rhino Boy Chris Green, who finished in an incredible time of 4:06:35 in 2021.Ĭostumes for the London Marathon are in very high demand, and we often have a waiting list of runners hoping to run in a costume. Our costume runners often say they feel like celebrities along the route, getting a huge amount of attention and cheers from the crowds, and often being stopped for interviews by the press. Around 17 runners complete the marathon in costume every year. If you are interested in borrowing the child costume, we are happy to lend the costume out to schools and youth groups who are fundraising for Save the Rhino, contact us at: rhino costumes are famous around the world for their role in the annual London Marathon, where they are the most recognisable icons of any charity. Save the Rhino also has a child’s rhino costume, dating from the original 1989 production and suitable for young children. ![]() In 2002, a new desert-adapted costume was commissioned and later worn by teams including our Trustees, Founder Director, Dave Stirling, and current CEO Cathy Dean, in the 150-mile Marathon des Sables in the Sahara Desert and the 150-mile Atacama Crossing. In the following years, Save the Rhino’s costumes were worn in marathons all over the world, including Paris, Boston and New York, and even made it to the top of Kilimanjaro in 1994, worn by Save the Rhino’s Founder Patron Douglas Adams. Founder Patron Douglas Adams (left) with the rhino costume The costumes made their fundraising debut at the London Marathon in 1992. Save the Rhino’s Founder Directors Dave Stirling and Johnny Roberts approached Gerald Scarfe after the production had closed, and the Sir Peter Hall Company kindly agreed to donate the costumes to Save the Rhino. The costumes themselves were built by Niki Lyons, who has also worked on Teletubbies and for the Jim Henson company. The musical was based on Ionescu’s absurdist play Rhinoceros, in which all but one of the inhabitants of a small French town gradually turn into magnificent horned beasts. The original rhino costumes date from 1989 and were designed by Gerald Scarfe for a musical named Born Again, directed by Sir Peter Hall (founder of the Royal Shakespeare Company) at the Chichester Festival Theatre. Please contact us or just leave it in order comments.Rhino costume on stage at the musical Born Again, photo credit Jason Carr If you have specific requirements, Such as color, head design, eyes, nose, mouth,logo print. Note:Mascot is a Special Order Item, Usually we need 2-7 work days to customize them, Your delivery date should be Processing Days + Shipping Days Later. ![]() Using a mascot to promote your business, team or event is a smart and innovative way to get noticed. ![]() Great for business,party,special occasion,sports games and events. You will not feel uncomfortable to have it on for a long time. Our Products advantages:The flexibility is very good and it is very light User could breathe easily from the holes of the eyes, mouths and the neck area. Included accessories: mascot head, mascot body, shoe covers, hand covers, (tail).Ĭolor:The Same as Picture.Specific Color Request Please Just Leave it in Order Comments. Head is made of EVA(not paperboard), Stronger, Lightweight, Breathable & Washable inside. We will take full responsibility if there is any problem concerning it. We promise you could get a excellent costume.Īll mascot costumes are brand new, in excellent condition and made with soft and Light material.
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