Spencer Matthews has set a marathon personal best of 2:49, with Runner's World reporting his training was centred on science, numbers, and consistency. The result marks a solid result for the British television personality now competing as an endurance athlete.

The time is a credible result at any level, and his approach to training has attracted interest for being unusually data-driven. Rather than relying on feel or instinct alone, Matthews leaned heavily on structured planning.

Matthews is married to Vogue Williams, who has separately been in the news this week after hitting back at online criticism. Those critics accused her of breaking maternity norms by going out with her one-month-old baby. Williams addressed the criticism directly.