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Celebrations as thousands complete London Marathon

Thousands of people have completed the London marathon on Sunday, kicked off by a countdown from space from astronaut and competitor Tim Peake who joined them by way of treadmill from the International Space Station.

In total there were nearly 40,000 runners taking part in this year's record breaking event including double Olympic champion Dame Kelly Homes and Game of Throne's Natalie Dormer.

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Tim Peake's 'shadow runner' finishes London Marathon

The 'shadow runner' who completed the physical London Marathon course on behalf of astronaut Tim Peake has crossed the finish line.

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Tyrone Brennand posted to Instagram to say he had finished the race in just over four hours - slightly behind his International Space Station-based partner, who finished in an estimated 3:35:21.

Describing it as an "amazing experience", Brennand added that he felt "absolutely dead".

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