SOMEHOW, I won a 10K dressed as a pumpkin

Denbies Halloween 10K is a running race in Surrey on the largest wine estate in England. In an area of 265 acres, this annual 10K race saw two laps of the vineyard. Dressed as a fat pumpkin, I did not have particularly high hopes for a fast run, so was very surprised with what happened next.

I've always had a fascination with endurance running. Running 500K in one month (10 miles everyday for 31 days), or 100 parkruns, seemed appealing, so I've t...