Steve Shanks: London Marathon runner dies on way home from race

A antheral has died soon aft completing the London Marathon successful nether 3 hours.

Organisers of the lawsuit said Steve Shanks, 45, from Bingham, Nottinghamshire, died abruptly portion travelling location connected Sunday.

Tributes person been paid to the experienced runner, whose origin of decease has not yet been shared.

A London Marathon spokesperson said they were "deeply saddened" to perceive of Mr Shanks's death.

Mr Shanks took portion successful the lawsuit connected Sunday, completing the 26.2-mile (42.1km) region successful 2 hours and 53 minutes.

In a tribute posted on its website, Holme Pierrepont Running Club said: "Steve had won galore nine championships implicit each distances.

"He competed successful races each implicit Europe and was a keen parkrun tourist.

"His talents were not constricted to roadworthy running. He represented the nine successful transverse state and won a nine fell moving title successful 2008."

A fundraising page, raising wealth for a aggregate sclerosis (MS) charity, has been acceptable up successful Mr Shanks's memory.

It has raised much than £2,000 of its £2,500 extremity successful 14 hours.

MS was described connected the leafage arsenic a origin "close to [Mr Shanks's] heart" due to the fact that a fig of his adjacent friends person the condition.

"Steve was a keen runner ne'er happier than moving anything," it said.

"But helium was much than conscionable a runner - helium was [a] musician, a knitter, and a renowned quizzer possessed of extended cognition of unspeakable popular music.

"He volition beryllium greatly missed and ever successful our hearts and memories."