No marathon medal for Claire Lomas? Don’t bet on it
Inspirational Claire Lomas, the paralysed equestrian walking the London Marathon course of pedagogy inwards a robotic suit, is ineligible for the official medal from the event, but it seems at that topographic point volition hold upwardly no shortage of offers.
Organisers of the marathon strictly enforce the dominion that entrants must complete the race inside 24 hours to hold upwardly eligible to have the official race medal.
For nigh runners inwards the Apr 22 event, the race was over inwards a few hours. Lomas, strapped inwards a robotic ReWalk suit, is even too then methodically roofing the course, too is nearing the 23-mile mark. In all, she volition accept an estimated 80,000 assisted steps to finished the 26.2-mile course.
Virgin founder Richard Branson, whose companionship supports the marathon, indicated inwards a blog that many runners were planning to come across Claire at the complete delineate too offering her their medals.
Branson said the walk past times Lomas is an inspirational floor of a adult woman who merely won’t laissez passer on up.
“Claire was paralysed v years agone from the breast downwardly later a horse-riding accident. Though she cannot stand, allow lonely walk without the assistance of her pioneering robotic suit, she has undertaken to walk the 26.2 miles of London’s streets pace past times step. Incredible courage.
“She is averaging merely a mile or too then a twenty-four hr current too is expected to complete side past times side calendar week – when she volition stimulate got long missed the strictly enforced cut-off for the London Marathon official medal. Instead many runners are planning to come across Claire at the complete delineate too offering their medals to her.”
Branson said the Virgin squad treasured her amazing acts of bravery, particularly ones that enhance coin for charity.
He announced that Lomas would have the Virgin Trophy, which recognised men too women who went that extra mile too challenged themselves beyond normal human limitations.
The past times 2 recipients stimulate got been The Seagulls, who broke the Guinness World Record for an all-female crew rowing unaided some Britain, too John Isner, the histrion who won the longest lawn tennis jibe inwards history inwards Wimbledon.
“We would hold upwardly honoured to acquaint Claire alongside the Virgin Trophy for 2012. We would similar to offering Claire a hotel remain too special dinner for 4 at Babylon at the Roof Gardens inwards Kensington, to celebrate her astounding achievement inwards London, where nosotros volition acquaint the Virgin Trophy.
“After that arduous journeying she deserves to seat her feet upwardly too relish a hearty meal!”
Lomas’s walk has too then far raised £75,000 for the charity, Spinal Research.
Earlier articles:
» Claire Lomas steps past times 18.8-mile grade inwards marathon
» Claire steps out inwards a genuinely marathon effort (and video)
» Lomas crosses Tower Bridge inwards marathon walk
Links of interest:
Suit maker: www.argomedtec.com
www.matthampsonfoundation.org
Lomas’ jewellery pattern business
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