London, April 28 -- Olympic triathlon champion Alex Yee says his London Marathon debut was "one of the best experiences" of his life despite suffering more "dark moments" than during his victory at the Paris Games.

The 27-year-old finished 14th in the men's elite race in a time of two hours 11 minutes and eight seconds.

Yee, who also became triathlon world champion in October fewer than 12 weeks after his Olympic win, was the second-fastest Briton behind Mahamed Mahamed, who finished ninth.

"It was probably one of the best experiences of my life if I'm being honest. I expected the crowd to be good but they were another level," Yee told BBC Sport.

"I am so proud to have completed the marathon.

"An amazing experience but it was hard at ...