London marathon runners from across Wiltshire have raised thousands of pounds for charities.

Young and old donned their trainers on Sunday to take part in the gruelling 26.2-mile London Marathon.

Simone Dumergue, 40, of Dilton Marsh, near Westbury, was raising money for Asthma UK, a disease that her seven-year-old son suffers from.

Miss Dumergue, who is originally from Christchurch, New Zealand, lives in the village with husband Chris Goff, 42, and their children Campbell, seven, and Arabella, four.

Their son Campbell, has suffered from asthma since he was 18 months old.

Miss Dumergue, who completed the course in 4:38:58, raised more than £1,500 for Asthma UK and the money is still coming in.

She said: “I had a really good day I felt fantastic throughout the whole race - I didn’t hit the wall.

“The crowds were amazing, it was an electric atmosphere. I had the most positive London Marathon experience and I tell anyone who is thinking about doing it to give it a go.”

Brian Long, 59, of Sutton Veny, near Warminster, returned to the track a decade after he last took part and finished in five hours and 15 minutes.

Mr Long said: “It was hard and it was painful but I did it.

“I did it in five-and-a-half hours last time and that was 10 years ago so I am quite pleased with that.”

Mr Long is expecting to have raised between £3,000 and £4,000 for Help The Aged.

Friends Alex Fogwill, 54, and Dave Hearne, 46, from Corsham, ran in memory of people they knew, raising thousands of pounds for the British Heart Foundation.

Mr Hearne, Corsham Running Club treasurer, said: “I was running in memory of my father Ken Hearne who died on Christmas Eve in 2007 at 77 years old from a burst aneurysm and he had also suffered a heart attack in his 50s.

“However, I was really pleased as I finished in under four hours - in three hours 59 minutes and 33 seconds.

“I was also really pleased as I managed to beat my original fundraising target of £1,500, raising £2,550.”

Mr Fogwill ran the marathon in memory of Corsham dentist Tom Fox, 53, who died last May while running the Lacock Relay Race.

He completed the race in four hours two minutes and 13 seconds and raised more than £1,100 for the BHF.