The family of a man who died after collapsing during the Great North Run say they have been “overwhelmed by thousands of kind messages” of support.
Sam Wealleans, of Newbiggin-by-the-Sea, Northumberland, died in hospital last Sunday after falling ill during the race.
His parents, Paul and Paula, said the 29-year-old’s death had left them “devastated and heartbroken”.
An online fundraiser has now reached more than £27,000.