Today is the London Marathon, and all day there have been effusive expressions of support and admiration for the hardy souls taking part.
https://twitter.com/revkatebottley/status/724216280560087040
https://twitter.com/olinewton/status/724209332880027648
One young observer, however, decided to have some fun with the runners. As you can see in
Sam Swann's video below, he offered his hand for a high five, but then left the Marathoners hanging when they reached over to touch hands.
https://twitter.com/SamGSwann/status/724176048385064960
It's fairly typical young lad behaviour that has inspired two basic responses:
https://twitter.com/aaronmilne/status/724187176540463105
and...
https://twitter.com/NLH59/status/724181179256156160
Meanwhile, Jemima Sumgong won the women's race, after recovering from a tumble earlier in the race...
https://twitter.com/LondonMarathon/status/724224906137853952
...while Eliud Kipchoge retained the men's marathon title.
https://twitter.com/BBCSport/status/724193656245100544
Elsewhere - really elsewhere - astronaut Tim Peake ran the marathon IN SPACE.
https://twitter.com/Telegraph/status/724229202363346944
To all you took part today, fair play. Go and pamper yourself immediately.
https://twitter.com/runnersworlduk/status/724239841706315776
