A competitor dressed as Santa Claus takes a drink after completing the annual 5 kilometre Santa Dash in Liverpool, northern England December 3, 2006. Organisers were hoping to improve on last years world record field of almost 4,000 runners.

  

  

A competitor dressed as Santa Claus takes a drink after completing the annual 5 kilometre Santa Dash in Liverpool, northern England December 3, 2006. Organisers were hoping to improve on last years world record field of almost 4,000 runners.

  

  

A competitor dressed as Santa Claus takes a drink after completing the annual 5 kilometre Santa Dash in Liverpool, northern England December 3, 2006. Organisers were hoping to improve on last years world record field of almost 4,000 runners.