Half-marathon winner takes tumble over finishing line

He may have just set the record for the fastest half-marathon in Bath's history, but Robert Mbithi was unable to avoid the pitfalls of the finishing tape.

The Kenyan, smashed the course record by sixteen seconds, to win in one hour, one minute, and forty five seconds. However, his golden moment across the finish line didn't go quite as planned:

Some fifteen thousand runners turned out for the race with thirty thousand spectators filling the city to watch.

Many celebrities took part including former Bath rugby player Lewis Moody: