Brave mum.TERMINAL cancer sufferer Jane Tomlinson yesterday burst through the finishing line of the Gatorade Half Iron Man UK Triathlon,her ulti-mate and most gruelling challenge. The 39-year- old mother - of three took six hours, 37 minutes to finish the mammoth challenge of swimming 1.2 miles,cycling 56 miles and running a half marathon A half marathon is a road running event of 21,097.5 meters, or 13 7/64 miles, about 13.1 miles. It is half the distance of a marathon and usually run on roads. of 13.1 miles at one of the world's hardest events at Sherborne Castle Sherborne Castle is a 16th-century Tudor mansion southeast of Sherborne in Dorset, England. Sherborne Old Castle is the ruin of a 12th-century castle in the grounds of the mansion. in Dorset. Afterwards she said: `` I thought I might finish in seven hours but I've just done a half marathon in under two hours and I'm delighted.'' |
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