Sea of red on Douglas streets
The 2017 Santa Dash was won, both in the male and female category, by the reigning champions.
Jack Okell and Rachael Franklin retained their crowns with times of 4:42 and 4:52 respectively - each win £300 for their respective charities.
Swarms of seasonal Santas set off from outside the Isle of Man Bank on Prospect Hill at 12:30, and first-timer Nick Stephens says it's a lot harder than it looks:-
Five IOM women recognised in King's Birthday Honours
Government House has announced the appointments
Police issue statement after reports female 'grabbed by her arm'
Officers issue appeal for information following incident
Option to relocate dementia patients no longer being considered by Manx Care
Body issues further update on reinstatement of rehab service to north
'Multitude of late boat arrivals' impacting customer numbers, says business
Technical issues on the ferry resulted in papers arriving late on the Island yesterday