The 8th annual Santa Dash attracted around 8,500 participants this year in Liverpool, U.K., on December 2. Festive runners jogged a 5K run in Christmas-red and Hanukkah-blue Santa outfits in attempt to beat the Guinness World Record of most Santas in one place.

Photos from Eric The Fish (2012), Les Sands, wellsie82, ONETERRY. AKA TERRY KEARNEY, and Terry Bouch.