USA: LLOYD SCOTT WEARING 130 LB DIVING SUIT CROSSES THE LINE OF THE NEW YORK CITY MARATHON FIVE DAYS AFTER THE START OF THE RACE, FOR CANCER CHARITIES.

Record ID: 648254

  • Title: USA: LLOYD SCOTT WEARING 130 LB DIVING SUIT CROSSES THE LINE OF THE NEW YORK CITY MARATHON FIVE DAYS AFTER THE START OF THE RACE, FOR CANCER CHARITIES.
  • Date: 7th November 2002
  • Summary: (U7) NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK, UNITED STATES (NOVEMBER 7, 2002) (REUTERS - ACCESS ALL) 1. LLOYD SCOTT WALKING INTO FIREHOUSE 2. FIRE-FIGHTERS GREETING SCOTT 3. LITTLE BOY MEETING SCOTT 4. LITTLE BOY WEARING SCOTT'S BOOTS NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK, UNITED STATES (NOVEMBER 8, 2002) (REUTERS - ACCESS ALL) 5. SCOTT WALKING MARATHON ROUTE IN CENTRAL PARK 6. FANS CHEERING AT FINISH LINE 7. SCOTT CROSSING FINISH LINE 8. PRESS 9. PEOPLE WRAPPING SCOTT WITH FOIL 10. SPECTATORS 11. (SOUNDBITE) (English) MARATHON MAN, SCOTT SAYING: "Fantastic reception from a fantastic city. You know, I really do love New York." 12. SCOTT TALKING TO PRESS 13. PRESS 14. (SOUNDBITE) (English) SCOTT SAYING: "It's fantastic, a magnificent reception at the finish which I've had all the way around, really. And a real relief, I suppose, yeah." 15. MONEY BEING SORTED 16. (SOUNDBITE) (English) SCOTT SAYING: "There were moments when I was sort of down and it was a real struggle to keep going, but when I think of the cause that I was doing it for - CLIC is Cancer and Leukaemia in Childhood and the New York fire-fighters they've got a scholarship fund so that the children of those that died last year can go on and get a real proper education - just those sort of causes, raising money, raising the awareness of those charities, that's really what kept me going, what kept me driving on." 17. SPECTATORS 18. (SOUNDBITE) (English) BARBARA NEAL, ONLOOKER, SAYING: "Well, somebody just told me that he lost about 10 pounds while he did it, and I don't mean English pounds, I mean weight pounds. And I thought I need to get one of those suits. No, I could probably never do something like that." 19. (SOUNDBITE) (English) PETER THEWES, ONLOOKER, SAYING: "I think it's great. I did a marathon last week and had no idea that he was doing this until this morning, so I think it's great that he's raising money for London and for New York." 20. SCOTT AND PRESS 21. PRESS 22. SCOTT SITTING AND POSING FOR PHOTOS Initials Script is copyright Reuters Limited. All rights reserved
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  • Location: NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK, UNITED STATES
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  • Story Text: Sporting a 130 pound deep sea diving suit, Lloyd Scott
    crossed the finish line of the New York City Marathon five
    days after the start of the race. His march through the
    city's boroughs raised money for New York fire-fighters and
    the British charity, Cancer and Leukaemia in Childhood.



    Ready to take a rest from his marathon march, Lloyd
    Scott stopped Thursday (November 7) to spend the night with
    some hospitable New York fire-fighters. The break was a
    welcome one for Scott who had spent the past four days
    trudging along the route of the New York City Marathon.

    Happily for Scott, however, an end was in sight. Friday
    afternoon (November 8) he entered the home stretch at Central
    Park. Having walked 26.2 miles, Scott crossed the finish line
    cheered on by spectators and surrounded by the press.

    "It's fantastic. A magnificent reception at the finish
    which I've had all the way around," said Scott.

    Undoubtedly the slowest racer, Scott bore his heavy burden
    to help the two charities closest to him - the Uniformed
    Fire-fighters Association and the British charity Cancer and
    Leukaemia in Children.

    "There were moments when I was sort of down and it was a
    real struggle to keep going," said Scott, "but when I think of
    the cause that I was doing it for - CLIC is Cancer and
    Leukaemia in Childhood and the New York fire-fighters they've
    got a scholarship fund so that the children of those that died
    last year can go on and get a real proper education - just
    those sort of causes, raising money, raising the awareness of
    those charities, that's really what kept me going, what kept
    me driving on."
    And his race did not go unnoticed. Spectators like
    Barbara Neal came out to watch the final march.

    She said, "Well, somebody just told me that he lost about
    10 pounds while he did it, and I don't mean English pounds, I
    mean weight pounds. And I thought I need to get one of those
    suits."
    This isn't the first race Scott has dressed up for,
    either. He recently finished a marathon in London sporting
    his diver's gear that took him five days to complete. The big
    question now is whether Scott will suit-up again. With a
    twinkle in his eye, Scott confessed that he would think about
    it.






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