Courageous Claire triumphs in 16-day London Marathon
Paralysed equestrian Claire Lomas began the London Marathon amongst 36,000 other entrants. Today, sixteen days later, she crossed the complete describe of piece of job to consummate a remarkable feat of endurance.
Lomas, paralysed from the breast down, methodically took 80,000 assisted steps inwards a robotic conform to consummate the 26.2-mile marathon course.
The race officials together with route cones were long gone, only Lomas, determined to heighten funds for the charity, Spinal Research, toughed out the course of didactics inwards her £43,000 ReWalk suit, designed past times Israeli entrepreneur Amit Goffer.
The particular conform allows paralysed individuals to stand, walk together with climb stairs, using motility sensors together with an onboard calculator system.
Lomas, 32, a erstwhile chiropractor from Eye Kettleby, virtually Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire, shed tears of joy equally hundreds cheered her on equally she made her means to the complete line.
A guard of abide by from iii mounted members of the Household Cavalry was will to the courageous efforts of Lomas, who is a straightaway a jewellery designer.
Lomas is non eligible for the official race medal because rules stipulate competitors must complete the course of didactics on the same day.
However, it is understood a dozen runners bring given her their medals to recognise her feat.
Holly Branson, immature adult woman of Virgin Group founder Richard Branson, whose society supports the marathon, was on paw to introduce Lomas amongst the Virgin trophy, handed out annually to men together with women who went that extra mile together with challenged themselves beyond normal human limitations.
Her jubilant supporters cruel soundless when Lomas paused at the spot, marked past times floral tributes, where or together with thence other marathon entrant, Claire Squires, collapsed together with died inside a mile of the finish.
Lomas suffered her spinal injury inwards the Osberton Horse Trials, inwards Nottinghamshire, inwards 2007.
She broke her neck, dorsum together with ribs together with punctured a lung inwards a collision amongst a tree.
Her hubby Dan Spicer, 37, walked the marathon amongst her. She was joined also past times her woman parent together with father, Joyce together with Martin, together with one-year-old immature adult woman Maisie for much of the route. Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 flow of celebrities also joined her for stretches of the course.
Her marathon efforts raised to a greater extent than than £86,000 for Spinal Research.
Earlier articles:
» No marathon medal for Claire Lomas? Don’t bet on it
» Claire Lomas steps past times 18.8-mile order inwards marathon
» Claire steps out inwards a very marathon effort (and video)
» Lomas crosses Tower Bridge inwards marathon walk
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