To raise money for local charities, about 5,000 people dressed up in
red suits, white beards and black boots and ran for five kilometres (3.1
miles) through the streets.
The feat dwarfed last year's event which saw the northwestern city earn
a place in the Guinness Book of Records for the most Santas in one place
at one time with 3,921.
Though more than 5,000 people filled in applications to enter the 2006
event, the exact number of runners along with the total amount raised was
not to be confirmed.
The event's website acknowledges that it will faces stiff competition for the world
record from an event in Las Vegas later this month.
Meanwhile, hundreds of Santas also dressed up to take part in similar
charity runs in two Welsh cities, Newtown and Oswestry, attracting a total
of just under 2,000 runners.
