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  • June 7, 2011 at 8:50 pm #73742
    Can people in WCs take part in a marathon?

    I’d love to participate in a marathon/run of some kind for the MDC but I cannot walk at all. Can I participate being a full time electric wheelchair user? Or would that be cheating?

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    June 8, 2011 at 2:07 pm #80659
    Re: Can people in WCs take part in a marathon?

    I cannot see for reasons for not, as a ‘fun runner’, but it may depend on the terrain and what the promoters/organisers think. I don’t know if there would be a public liability insurance issue .. good question!

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    June 8, 2011 at 6:30 pm #80660
    Re: Can people in WCs take part in a marathon?

    I think ther was summit on the news the other week about an organiser that tried to not let a guy in a wheelchair attend.

    will google it lol

    but when you think about all the unfit, unsuitably dressed peeps that they let just turn up. and thats just the 2 guys in the donky suit. :lol:

    did virgin media not sponser a wheelchair marathan at easter..

    good luck

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    June 19, 2011 at 8:32 pm #80661
    Re: Can people in WCs take part in a marathon?

    There’s no laws against it as far as I’m aware. A friend of mine recently did a 5k (or 10k, I can’t remember) run in a motorised wheelchair.

    I suppose it’s down to the organisers – the terrain might not be suited to wheelchair use. So the best bet would be to pick a marathon or run that suits.

    I mean, isn’t there a wheelchair event in the London Marathon? I know that’s usually non-powered wheelchairs (I’m sorry, I don’t know the correct term for them?) whereby the wheelchair users propel themselves along by the wheel rims, but I can’t see why a powered wheelchair can’t do it too!

    Good luck finding somewhere that will allow it! I’m sure it won’t be too difficult :)

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