Posts Tagged ‘Spinal cord injured’

London Marathon 2010

Monday, April 26th, 2010

Photo Source: The Telegraph

David Weir from the UK and 4 times winner of the London Marathon had a frustrating day after he got two punctures and was denied another win. Even though David had technical problems he still managed to come in third place behind Josh Cassidy (Can) and Marcel Hug (Sui).

Shelly Woods another British Athlete from Blackpool also had a similar fate when a puncture also dashed her hopes after 21 miles.

Meanwhile, as I blogged about earlier this month, Phil Packer began his mammoth challenge of walking the marathon in 26 hours in aid of 26 different charities. Phil who is spinal cord injured managed to beat his target and completed the marathon in 25 hours 55 minutes.

Sources: BBC and The Telegraph

Below: Phil Packer at the end of the Marathon (Source: BBC)

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Marathon Support for Sailability

Tuesday, April 13th, 2010

Today the Royal Yachting Association (RYA) announced that Phil Packer who is spinal cord injured will walk the Virgin London Marathon to raise funds for several different organisations. Phil will walk the 25th mile for RYA Sailability during the marathon on the 25th April 2010.

Phil is hoping to complete the event in 26 hours starting at 10am on the 25th and finishing at 12 noon on the 26th. He will walk each mile with a support walker between the ages of 15 –  25 from the different organisations he is raising funds for.

For the full story and to sponsor Phil, please visit the RYA Sailability article or visit Phil’s website.

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