VETERAN Stourbridge marathon runner Pete Teale says he's run his last 26-2 mile race after completing Sunday's London Marathon.

Pete, who works as catering manager at Old Swinford Hospital school in Stourbridge, has run five marathons and 20 half marathons over the years to raise money for Cardiac Risk in the Young (CRY) in memory of his daughter Zoe, who died in 2009 of an undiagnosed heart condition at the age of just 23.

He's raised more than £100,000 for the charity which holds annual screenings students at Old Swinford Hospital school in order to detect cardiac abnormalities which may otherwise go undiagnosed.

Pete, aged 61, raised £3,700 for CRY after completing Sunday's marathon, which he vowed would be his last.

The emotion and reflecting on the heartbreaking loss of his daughter to sudden arrhythmic death syndrome that inspired his charity marathon running for CRY, however, was overwhelming after completing his final race which he ran in three hours and 56 minutes and he said: "I sobbed my heart out at the end."

He said he had to "dig deep to get over the finish line" and, although he plans to continue supporting and fundraising for CRY, running from now on running will be a fun, leisurely pastime rather than competitive or for charity.

"I've raised a significant amount of money and I don't need to do it anymore," he said - adding that he intends to continue running around four times a week as "it's great for mental health" and said: "I'll go out for my first run on Saturday and do about eight miles and just enjoy the space when there's no pressure on me. I'll still do that until my bones won't let me anymore!"