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This fake high-fiving kid is the cheekiest London Marathon supporter

Published 15:41 24 Apr 2016 BST

Declan Cashin
This fake high-fiving kid is the cheekiest London Marathon supporter

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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  

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