Hundreds of families braved the wet weather on Sunday, taking part in Superhero Santa Dash.
The mass-participation disability sports event is in its ninth year and takes place at Dorney Lake in Windsor, Berkshire.
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People with disabilities and their families, can cycle, run, walk, wheel or push to complete their chosen distance.
Paralympian, Callie-Ann Warrington attended the event for the first time and said: “It’s lovely to see everyone get involved and how happy everyone is.”
Callie-Ann Warrington is a paralympic swimmer and this was her first time at the event [BBC]
There are three different races; 1 km lakeside dash, 5 km once round the lake or 10 km (6 miles) twice round the lake – there are no time limits and everyone gets a medal.
The event is a Christmas family tradition for those taking part and they even had some Olympians amongst the teams.
Sophie Christiansen, an eight time paralympic equestrian gold medalist from Berkshire said she had been to the event many times.
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Ms Christiansen said: “So many people of all ages, all abilities attend, it’s the only fully inclusive sporting event in the UK.
“It really shows because year after year there are more and more people coming and they are so full of joy and festivities.
“By the end of the event, nearly 400 very wet superheroes and their sidekicks received a medal. What a brilliant way to start Christmas.”
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