Runners in London race with frying pans for pancake day

Runners with frying pans filled with pancakes took to the streets of central London to celebrate "Shrove Tuesday", also known as "Pancake Day."

Hundreds of spectators gathered at Guildhall Yard, cheering on participants in the annual "Inter-Livery Pancake Race." This event is one of many held across the UK to mark the day before the start of Lent, the 40-day period of prayer, fasting, and repentance leading up to Easter.

In the "Inter-Livery Race," teams representing traditional London guilds with nearly 1,000 years of history competed in costumes.

The winners received a trophy and a frying pan as their prize.