Human snail completes marathon after 26 days A man dressed as a snail has completed the London Marathon 26 days after the race began.

Lloyd Scott, a former professional footballer, inched his way along the 42-kilometre course face down on a metal sled for up to eight hours a day.

His costume, a children's television character called Brian, was equipped with a periscopic camera to see where he was going.

Mr Scott was attempting to raise money for children with mobility issues.

Crossing the finishing line, he admits it was a relief to finish.

"It was very difficult. I had consistent nose bleeds, I had to go to hospital to have my nose cauterised and treated, I kept being sick in the snail," he said.

"I even slept in the snail as well. I've chosen to make this difficult for myself but these kids don't have that choice.

"I mean, it's the children that are here today that's really been foremost on my mind and have been driving me forward."

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