'Someone said to me things would get easier - that was the biggest lie I've ever been told'
Lee Mottershead meets an inspirational former jockey on a marathon mission
Wayne Burton might not appear an obvious candidate to take part in the London Marathon.
The former jockey turned 40 this year and has never tackled a half-marathon, let alone the real thing he will face in April. By his own admission, the Lambourn resident is a little overweight. Some might consider a further barrier to his participation is the fact he is paralysed from the chest down.
Appearances can be deceptive. Burton has been taking on momentous endeavours since the March afternoon in 2008 when a fall in a handicap hurdle at Exeter changed everything.
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