A STUDENT dressed as Tenderstem broccoli floret has heroically completed the London Marathon despite a painful injury incurred early in the race.

Marks & Spencer and Arbor sponsored Andrew Mackay to run the gruelling 26-mile course in aid of the Imperial Cancer Research fund.

Wearing a green Afro-style wig, jade tracksuit bottoms and M&S t-shirt, the race started well enough for Mackay – but heartbreak occurred on the 9-mile mark when the human brassica pulled up with ligament damage.

But after receiving medical attention, Mackay was determined to finish the race – and did so, raising £1,000 for the medical charity in sponsorship money.

He was rewarded with a photocall with Miss South Africa candidate Leigh Kearns.

The combined brains and beauty, who already holds a law degree, promotes the sweet and tender M&S brassica while studying for a postgraduate degree in marketing.

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