Jane Tomlinson

Quite simply one of the most courageous and Inspirational human beings to walk the face of the earth. The description heroine is simply inadequate to describe the character of this remarkable woman.

I will not say a lot about her, suffice to say that she has just completed a 4214 cycle ride across America- from San Francisco to New York. The enormity of this is exemplified by the following factors: a. The debilitating nature of her ilness and b. The equally destructive nature of the Chemotherapy which she is undergoing.

I shall simply ask you to read the following quote from her website and click on the link. http://janesappeal.com/

Jane is 42, from Leeds, Great Britain. She is the only person with incurable cancer to complete a full Ironman (4km Swim, 180Km bike ride and full marathon – to be done inside 17 hours). Has completed two half Ironmans, the London Marathon 3 times (She’s the only person to do the marathon whilst on Chemotherapy), the New York Marathon and three London Triathlons.

Awarded the MBE by the Queen in 2003, winner of the Helen Rollason Award at the BBC in 2002, twice recognised at the Sportswoman of the Year Awards, won a Great Briton Award and voted the most Inspirational Woman in Britain in 2003.

Jane completed the London marathon in April 2003 and was the first person in the world to have run a marathon on chemotherapy.

Jane has received over 15 awards for her unique charity efforts, including BBC Sports Personality of the Year award 2002, and a Pride of Britain Award in 2005.
Jane has raised £1,120.000 to date for charities including Macmillan Cancer Relief, SPARKS, Damon Runyon Cancer Research and Hannah House.

The first race Jane took part in was the 5 km Race for Life in May 2001, and 5 years on is participating in a bike ride that totals a distance of 6781.8 km.