Wednesday, May 9, 2012

Give Claire a medal! Tim Henman leads calls for organisers to reward paralysed marathon ace who finished Marathon in 16 days... as she raises £130,000 for charity Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2141302/Claire-Lomas-Paralysed-woman-completes-London-Marathon-bionic-suit.html#ixzz1uPKEPjCO


  • Woman won on Friday 13th - after seeing money spider run over her hand
  • Convicted of failing to disclose details to dole bosses

  • Marathon chiefs won't give her a medal because she didn't finish within a day
  • But 14 kind-hearted fellow runners have donated their gongs
  • Sports stars have joined campaign calling for Claire to be properly honoured
  • Mother, paralysed in horse riding accident, took two weeks to finish race
  • The wearer of bionic suit has so far raised over £130k for Spinal Research
  • Donations for Claire can be made at

  • She was aching with pain, struggling to stay upright and battling to complete the biggest challenge of her life.
    But with a beaming smile and a few tears, Claire Lomas finally crossed the finish line of the London Marathon yesterday after a gruelling 16 days.
    Yet organisers have refused to honour her achievement with an official medal because she did not finish within 24 hours. Instead, 14 fellow runners inspired by her heroism, have donated theirs.
    The snub by Virgin officials has prompted outrage, with scores of comments on Twitter and even some sports stars calling for them to reconsider.

    Triumphant: Paralysed former event-rider Claire Lomas has been given 14 official London Marathon medals by fellow runners after being snubbed by organisers


    Over the line: Claire, accompanied by her husband Dan, crossing the finishing line after her heroic marathon effort in her bionic suit

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