When teachers asked a girl in Conor Ballard’s class at Claygate Primary School if she knew anybody who was disabled she said no.
She knew someone who wore glasses but no-one who she thought of as disabled.
Seven-year-old Conor, agrees. The Hinchley Wood lad doesn’t let his prosthetic limb stop him from doing anything.
He raced around the Human Race Scootathlon at Eton recently, joining hands with one of his new heroes, world record holder Richard Whitehead, a double leg amputee, as he crossed the line.
His mum, Heather Moors, who lives with her lawyer husband Stuart Ballard, daughter Allie, 5, and son Tommy, 2, in Claygate Lane, said: "He does every sport known to mankind and plays football twice a week and tennis. You name it, he does it.
"I expect it would make Conor enormously happy to be like Richard and commit his full time to running."
The Human Race Scootathlon is made up of a 400m scoot, a 400m bike ride and then a 250m run.
Organiser John Lunt, from Surbiton, was delighted with the success of the morning.
He said: "Our scootathlon events are becoming more and more popular.
"It’s a fantastic way to introduce really young kids to multi-sport and get them active and involved in a fun event.
"The children often see their parents taking part in triathlon and want a bit of the action too."
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