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Merrien eighth in marathon

Lee Merrien
12 April 2012

Britain's Lee Merrien finished eighth in the marathon in the European Championships in Barcelona, despite having to stop running with cramp.

Merrien clocked a time of two hours 20 minutes 14 seconds on a hot morning on the city streets, finishing just under five minutes behind the winner Viktor Rothlin of Switzerland.

"I am really, really pleased with that. It was beyond my expectations," Merrien said. "It was a bit touch and go over the last couple of kilometres as I had to stop just after 40km with cramp in my hamstring. Luckily I stopped for about 10 seconds and got going again. I lost one place because of it, but I'm over the moon with that eighth."

Team-mates David Webb, Dan Robinson, Ben Moreau and Martin Williams were 16th, 19th, 24th and 28th respectively.

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