As well as the celebrities, thousands of fun runners were set for the challenge.
Despite that incident, the event was described by organisers as a tremendous success with the usual mixture of professional runners, fun runners and charity fund raisers pounding the route.
We pass a yoga and surf school, plenty of Muscle Beach-style exercise apparatus, a cordoned-off activity zone, many other cyclists, brisk dog-walkers, plus about 200 fun runners.
There has been outstanding coverage and support of every aspect of the event – from the excitement of the elite races to the extraordinary stories of the charity and fun runners.
The project will supply money to be invested into local clubs and introduce a new spring 10km race, aimed at mass participation but also looking to encourage more serious runners to pit themselves against Europe's leading runners – in much the same way as the London Marathon includes everyone from elite-level to fun runners.
An estimated 37,500 fun runners, amateur athletes, celebrities and elite sportsmen and women will take part in the Virgin London Marathon later.
Others become fun runners, gleefully jogging through craft neighborhoods in activewear.
The Gyeongju International Marathon, held in October, garners elite level competition while the larger Gyeongju Cherry Blossom Marathon caters more for amateur fun runners.
The Reading Half Marathon is held on the streets of Reading in March of each year, with 16,000 competitors from elite to fun runners.
His wife, Tania, will also take part in the event as a fun-runner.
"It's a big year for me, but once it's over it will be great to end my season at one of my favourite events, with Tania taking part as a fun-runner too".
