Fundraisers to complete dead runner’s marathon

Thousands of runners pledged yesterday to “finish” Matt Campbell’s London Marathon after the Masterchef semi-finalist died 3.7 miles short of the tape.

So far 2,300 people have signed up to Finish for Matt by running the final stretch of the distance, each raising at least £5 for his fundraising web page.

Writing on social media, fellow runner Matt Dorber said: “A small gesture would be to ‘finish’ the run for Matt. It may be in London, Somerset, Manchester or wherever you are, but if as many people can do a 3.7-mile run and give £5 to Matt’s Justgiving page, I think that would be a nice gesture.” The fund last night stood at £126,000.