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Runner walks final mile of London Marathon six months after cardiac arrest

Gareth Hopkins has completed the final mile of the London Marathon on foot, six months after suffering a cardiac arrest during the race in April.

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Gareth Hopkins has walked the final mile of the London Marathon six months after suffering a cardiac arrest during the event.

Hopkins became unwell at the 25th mile of the marathon in April. He was unable to complete the race at the time after the cardiac arrest.

Six months later, he returned to walk the remaining mile, completing the distance that had been left unfinished. The event marked a further step following the medical emergency during the original race.

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The supplied information does not include further details about Hopkins’s recovery, the circumstances of the cardiac arrest or any response from organisers. His latest known position is that he has walked the final London Marathon mile after returning to the course.

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