5 footballers who have run marathons

#5 Dwight Yorke

Dwight Yorke put his long distance running to the test at the 2011 London Marathon

The former Aston Villa, Manchester United, Blackburn Rovers, Birmingham City, Sydney, and Sunderland footballer played in the capacity of a forward during his playing career, a factor that might have boosted his confidence when he completed the London Marathon in 2011, clocking 3 hours 31 minutes and 56 seconds.

"I've always been a decent long-distance runner," Yorke was quoted as saying to The Guardian prior to the event. "I've always been able to run. When they've put on running sessions in football I've always come out on top. The furthest I ever ran before this would have been half a marathon at school, but I wouldn't be here if I had doubts. I'm confident."

And he stood by his words, not only crossing the finish line with a decent timing while also raising money for a charity cause named Vision that works for blind and visually impaired children.