Competitors dressed as Santa Claus and Angel watch Christmas goods at a Christmas market as they wait for the start of a charity run around the inner Alster lake (Binnenalster) in Hamburg December 14, 2008. Between 2,000 and 3,000 runners, most of them dressed as Santa Claus, registered for the charity event which also included a 100 m speed run, organisers said. (Agencies) |