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Kieran King

Ex-England star Carlton Palmer had heart attack during charity race - and kept running

Carlton Palmer was admitted to hospital on Sunday after suffering a "small heart attack" while running the Sheffield half-marathon.

The 57-year-old was running for a number of charities at the event in South Yorkshire but complained that his "heart played up" in the first mile of the 13-mile course. Palmer managed to complete the rest of the run alongside his wife, Lucy Kirkby-Palmer, who managed to finish in under two hours.

However, Palmer went to hospital after the race where he underwent tests and observations. The ex-Leeds and Sheffield Wednesday midfielder was kept in overnight and decided to update fans on his Twitter account at 3am.

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