Paralysed Claire Lomas to do 26.2 miles in wheelchair... in full bike gear

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• Jan 27, 2020

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Claire Lomas is planning to complete this year’s London Marathon in her wheelchair while wearing full riding gear – including leathers and helmet. Claire was paralysed from the chest down in 2007...

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Jay

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• Jan 27, 2020

• #2

Wow, that’s incredible. Hope she is able to finish and meet or beat her goal.

 

scot in exile

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• Jan 28, 2020

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I know some riders who complain about riding 26miles on a bike, way to go Claire -she has been dealt a bad hand and turned it into a royal flush.

 

Kojack1970

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• Jan 28, 2020

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God bless her. I wouldn't want to do a marathon walking, running or in a wheelchair. Bicycle, okay. I never understood the fascination of running that far and I ran cross country in high school. Anything over 5 miles was mindlessly boring.

 

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• Jan 28, 2020

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Go Girl