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Eddie Kidd has completed the London Marathon Former stunt rider Eddie Kidd has completed the London Marathon - nearly two months after he started the race.
Mr Kidd, of Seaford, East Sussex, was left brain damaged after an accident in 1996 when he crashed his bike jumping across a drag strip.
He has been walking up to a mile a day since 17 April using a specially-designed walking frame, in aid of the charity Children with Cancer UK.
He crossed the finishing line on the Mall at 1830 BST
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, Tue Jun 07, 2011 6:35 am
Brilliant feat of endurance, have seen him a couple of times in Seaford which is just along the coast from Brighton and where I go to take cliff photos.