'The running waiter' - London's ultimate table service
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Roger Bourban participates as the first fancy dress runner in the London Marathon in 1981. Known as 'The Running Waiter' he ran the entire course in under three hours while wearing a waiter suit and balancing a bottle and glass on a tray.
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