Groom completes wedding dress run before big day

A Sussex teacher has celebrated his nuptials by hitting his local Parkrun course in a wedding dress for his stag do.

Tom, 32, first completed the Tilgate Park run on 10 May dressed all in white to celebrate his marriage to Amy, 30 on Saturday, 24 May.

The secondary school teacher then returned to the course on the morning of his wedding for another run in regular clothing.

He said: "My best mate Matt was also made to do the exact same thing in the same dress when he got married."

"It was quite warm so I heated up but we were going at a good pace.

"A lot of people were doing double takes as we passed them."

No stranger to fancy dress running, Tom said he had previously completed the Brighton marathon with friends while dressed as the Teletubbies, as well as the London marathon dressed as a giraffe.

Speaking to Radio Sussex ahead of his wedding run, Tom said the sky was "a bit gloomy but it's a great day to get out for a run".

He took part in his 40th run at Tilgate Park before heading to Horsham registry office to get married at midday.

Tom said following a meal and drinks with families and friends, he and Amy would be heading to North America for four weeks on holiday later in the summer.

Parkrun sees runners taking part in weekly 5km running events across the country at 09:00 every Saturday morning.

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