Debutant runner praises ‘brilliant colleagues’ at Leeds hospitalAlmost 36,000 people finish as crowds return to
London streetsThe capital’s streets once again reverberated to sustained sounds of cheers and joy as the London Marathon finally returned after an 889-day break due to Covid. And on a day of so many feelgood stories, perhaps the biggest one of all was provided by an NHS doctor who came a shock seventh in his first competitive outing over the distance.
Throughout the past 19 months Phil Sesemann has combined working in the A&E department at St James’s and Leeds General Infirmary with running more than 100 miles a week – accompanied by his loyal spaniel Kipchoge, who is named after the Kenyan world record-holder.