Commenting on his third successful finish of the London marathon, Liberal Democrat councillor Matt Davies, who was running to raise money for Refuge, said:

“With the weather a lot hotter than I was expecting, I found this marathon a bit of a struggle. It’s the slowest time of the three I’ve done, but the main thing was always finishing it and raising money for Refuge.

“Refuge do excellent work for victims of domestic violence and I’m glad I will have got over £2,500 in sponsorship for them. Thanks too to Spurs who gave me a signed pennant to auction.

“Sunday’s race wasn’t the most comfortable day of my life. But running alongside thousands of people raising money for excellent causes like Refuge – and people like the war amputee with a metal replacement leg – made it a very satisfying day again.”