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'Saving a runner's life inspired me to do a marathon'

Joe Hearn & Oscar Edwards
BBC News
Lee Nicholson Lee Nicholson post-race at the London Marathon holding his medal. He is wearing black sunglasses.Lee Nicholson
Lee Nicholson raised thousands for his chosen charity and finished the race in just under four hours

A runner has raised thousands of pounds for charity after saving the life of fellow runner.

Lee Nicholson, 35, was running in Builth Wells, Powys, last September when he noticed a runner in distress.

It was Darren Hughes who had "just collapsed" and Lee worried he might have fainted.

Lee, from Newbridge on Wye, told Radio Wales Breakfast he "didn't know what was going on" but has been called a "hero" after saving Darren's life that day.

Man runs marathon in honour to saving man's life

Lee was carrying his phone at the time, which he usually never does, and phoned the emergency services.

"One of the first questions they ask is, is the patient breathing":[]}