‘Hard at the end’ – Lewisham’s Alex Yee finishes 14th in London Marathon

Lewisham triathlon star Alex Yee admitted there was “a lot of pain” in his London Marathon debut after finishing 14th in the men’s elite race.

The 27-year-old clocked a time of two hours 11 minutes and eight seconds.

Yee won gold at the 2024 Olympics as well as the World Championships in 2024.

“It was probably one of the best experiences of my life if I’m being honest,” Yee told BBC Sport. “I expected the crowd to be good but they were another level.

“I am so proud to have completed the marathon.

“An amazing experience – but it was hard at the end. Emotions about the time will come afterwards, but the main thing for me today was to enjoy it, do something unknown and embrace it. I did that to my best of my ability.

“This is bigger than running. It’s an amazing day and I wanted to be a part of it. This was the perfect opportunity.

“Once I got to 32, 33k there’s a lot of pain there. My legs are cramping and I just had to keep fighting through that.”