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One of the official London Marathon smugglers stated that her riders and herself had been treated "horribly" during the race.

Liz Ayres was asked to organize the course in 7.5 hours to help participants.

She added that contractors and volunteer marshals described the runners as "big" and "slow" – and that a woman had been burned during the clean-up operation that had started around the weekend. them.

The organizers of the marathon said that they were "very sorry to learn" from his experience.

"Runners cry"

Like many other marathons, London asks volunteers to run at specific beats during the race to help participants time.

It was the first year that the London Marathon recruited people capable of running at a pace less than six hours.

Ms Ayres told the BBC's Victoria Derbyshire program that the organizers intended to make the race "more inclusive", with around 200 runners finishing the race at the same time or later than her.

But, she said, despite running at the speed requested, the cleaning operation had started around her and other runners and they had been told to hurry ".

She added that marathon officials, such as cleaning companies and security guards, also mistreated the children.

This included comments such as: "If you were not so fat, you could run" and: "This is a race, not a ride."

Ms. Ayres said that she "would prefer the race be canceled rather than people like her".

"I had runners crying – people saying they were going home and quitting," she said.

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Ms. Ayres stated that other similar issues had also been reported before her.

"The 6 and a half actress said she had had the experience too," she said.

"If you look at the timing of people who have finished, that means that nearly 1,000 people have been affected.

"It's almost a runner out of 40."

Ayres said the Tower Bridge riders had also used sewage collection trucks and chemical sprays to clean the streets.

A woman, Sarah Benjafield-Clarke, told the Victoria Derbyshire program that her GP had confirmed that a bulb that she had developed while running during the race had turned into a chemical burn.

Ms. Ayres also stated that as early as the three mile mark, the water stations had been packed and that she had called the London Marathon team only to be told that she was lying and that the water stations were still open.

Hugh Brasher, event director of the London Marathon, said: "We are working tirelessly to provide the best possible experience to all runners of the London Marathon and we are very sorry to learn the experience of Elizabeth and a small number of runners on Sunday.

"A senior member of our team called Elizabeth yesterday to find out more and we are looking into this in detail as part of a thorough investigation.

"We will talk to the people involved to find out what happened and we will also contact the runners who were part of the group being followed by Elizabeth."

This year's marathon was completed with a record of 42,549 runners.

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