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Tributes to dad who died at Cardiff Half Marathon | |
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Stephen Jenkins collapsed at the finish line of the Cardiff Half Marathon | |
A runner who died after the Cardiff Half Marathon has been described as "a wonderful son, loving partner and wonderful father". | |
Stephen Jenkins was "the glue among all his friends", his family said in a statement. | |
The 37-year-old passed away at University Hospital of Wales in Cardiff after collapsing at the finish line. | |
The runner suffered a cardiac arrest and received immediate attention from the medical emergency team at the finish line before being taken to hospital, organisers said. | |
A record number of participants took part in this year's Cardiff Half Marathon | A record number of participants took part in this year's Cardiff Half Marathon |
Mr Jenkins grew up in Ammanford, Carmarthenshire, and attended the local comprehensive school before studying geography at Oxford University. | |
He later moved to Walthamstow, London, where he lived with his partner Rhiannon Cole and their 18-month-old daughter Mabli and worked for insurance company SquareTrade. | |
His family said he was "a genuinely kind person that wore his heart on his sleeve". | |
He was a was a keen runner and cyclist and passionate about Welsh rugby, they said, rarely missing a game at the Principality Stadium since it opened. | |
They added he was "passionate" about his Welsh roots and the Welsh language, with his daughter already able to speak some Welsh. | |
A spokesman for Run 4 Wales, the organisers of the event said: "This is a terrible tragedy and our deepest sympathies go out to the runner’s family." | A spokesman for Run 4 Wales, the organisers of the event said: "This is a terrible tragedy and our deepest sympathies go out to the runner’s family." |
Organisers described this year's race as the "biggest ever year" with 29,000 people signing up to take part. | Organisers described this year's race as the "biggest ever year" with 29,000 people signing up to take part. |