Ryan Thomas, 35, was told he could never run marathons after a lung operation as a teenager but this weekend will run his fifth.
An assistant school principal who was told he could never run a marathon after suffering a collapsed lung is hoping to inspire pupils at his school by running in this weekend's London Marathon .
Mr Thomas, who is the school’s special educational needs co-ordinator, said: "Over 50% of our children have never been to the beach so what probably sounds like quite a simple thing is actually quite life-changing to them." Mr Thomas, who has two children aged 10 and three, said Beck Row Primary had “quite a diverse demographic” as it is next to a US military base and around one in 10 pupils are from the traveller community.
He said: "More than the children, it was getting the community involved. The children were really feeling part of something for the first time.” “I’d never put them at risk but I’d happily write 120 risk assessments if it means that they can have that opportunity and that challenge.
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