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The man who ran 401 marathons in 401 days

A marathon runner who completed 401 marathons in 401 days has described how he was 鈥渙verwhelmed鈥 and 鈥渋n shock鈥 after crossing the finish line.

Ben Smith from Bristol ran over 10,500 miles over the 401 days, which is equivalent to the distance of London to Sydney. He completed the first marathon in September 2015 and has raised 拢250,000 for anti-bullying charities in the process.

鈥淲hen I crossed the line I was in complete shock, it was overwhelming,鈥 he told 5 live Drive.

鈥淣obody鈥檚 ever done this in the world before.鈥

This clip is originally from 5 live Drive on 5 October 2016.

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