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Local Radio,4 mins

The London Marathon: A British Muslim runner's perspective

Midlands Masala with Gagan Grewal

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Thousands of runners managed to cross the finishing line in the London Marathon, despite fears about security following the deadly bombings at the Boston Marathon. The tragic events were marked and many runners wore black ribbons to pay their respect to the victims and a brief silence was observed before the start. In this extract from ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ WM’s Midland’s Masala presenter Arshia Riaz speaks to a man who ran the great London race, and in doing so like many others managed to raise money for charity. On Sunday evening just a few hours after the race was over Arshia asked Haroon Mota about his experience...

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