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  moves to Roundshaw Estate 1

  pregnancy of 1, 2

  Weir, Mason (David’s son) birth of 1 and David’s fear of passing on disability 1, 2

  and escape from pressures of training 1

  first birthday of 1, 2

  as motivational force 1

  victory photograph of 1

  Weir, Paul (David’s brother) 1, 2, 3

  Weir, Ronie (David’s daughter) birth of 1 and changing attitudes towards disabilities 1

  and David’s break-up with Kaylie 1, 2, 3

  and David’s fear of passing on disability 1

  and Emily 1

  Weir, Tillia (David’s daughter) 1

  Weir, Tony (David’s brother) 1, 2, 3

  Weltman, Michelle 1

  ‘Werewolves of London’ (song) 1

  West Ham United Football Club 1

  Whitehead, Richard 1

  Wiggins, Sir Bradley 1, 2, 3

  Wimbledon Football Club 1

  Wise, Dennis 1

  Woods, Shelly 1

  World Championships France (2002) 1

  France (2013) 1

  Netherlands (2006) 1, 2, 3, 4

  New Zealand (2011) 1

  Wrathall, Julie 1

  Wyman, Pete 1, 2, 3, 4, 5

  Yang, Liu 1

  Zevon, Warren 1

  Zhang, Lixin 1, 2, 3

  One of my first school pictures.

  Out and about, with the Mayor of Kingston (left).

  At school again, here aged eleven or twelve.

  Norman Lamont, former MP for Kingston upon Thames, came down to see us training at Kingston track.

  With Steve Cram (right), who was one of the world’s top middle-distance runners during the 1980s, after I completed the London mini-marathon.

  Training in the evening at Kingston track.

  Jacqueline Bullen, Benjamin Harwood, Stacey Burns, Heather Hodge and Jenny Archer (my incredible coach) carried the Paralympic flame on the torch relay leg between the City of Westminster and Lambeth.

  Ronie on her ninth birthday.

  Daddy’s girl, Tilly.

  With my fiancée Emily at a friend’s wedding.

  Fireworks light up the Olympic Stadium in London during the opening ceremony of the Paralympic Games.

  A moment of glory: celebrating my 800m win.

  Rounding a bend in the Paralympic marathon.

  On the final lap of the marathon, just eight miles from the finish line.

  A picture I will always treasure: Mason in his GB shorts, me holding a union flag above our heads.

  Two days after the marathon, my family and friends organised a surprise party I will never forget.

  Being made a CBE by the Princess Royal at Buckingham Palace, March 2013.

  I was deeply honoured to receive a CBE. After all, I am only doing something I love. With my fiancée Emily and daughter Ronie.

  With Tatyana McFadden (USA), Shelly Woods (GBR) and Hiroyuki Yamamoto (JPN) during a press photo shoot ahead of the London Marathon, April 2013.

  Enjoying a day out at the Royal Ascot, June 2013.

  A special 1-Mile event back in the Olympic stadium, July 2013. The crowd numbered 60,000 – happy memories!

  Out in front in the Mile during day three of the Sainsbury’s Anniversary Games.

  With Mason and Ronie after winning the Mile.

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