Devon Cricket Board - Smith gets round marathon in 3hrs 29

FOOTSORE but happy! That was Heathcoat captain Sam Smith after completing the Edinburgh Marathon.

Smith took a break from cricket to tackle the race as to raise money for Prostate Cancer UK.Runners from more than 100 countries set off from the centre of a rain-soaked Edinburgh to take on the 26.2-mile course.

Organisers said around 30,000 people had signed up for the weekend running festival, which also included a half-marathon, relay event, 10k and 5k routes and junior races over two days.

He got round in three hours and 29 minutes – not bad for a first attempt at the distance.

So far around £1,000 had been raised for the charity. Smith is hoping to top that up to £1,500 before closing his appeal

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