{"id":1117,"date":"2011-09-07T16:53:01","date_gmt":"2011-09-07T16:53:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/p=?1117"},"modified":"2011-09-07T16:53:01","modified_gmt":"2011-09-07T16:53:01","slug":"endurance-athlete-plans-100-mile-run-to-honour-hero-soldiers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/news\/endurance-athlete-plans-100-mile-run-to-honour-hero-soldiers\/","title":{"rendered":"Endurance athlete plans 100-mile run to honour hero soldiers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Endurance athlete Mike Buss is planning to run more than 100 miles in a bid to persuade the government to honour hero soldiers by renaming a repatriation route.<\/p>\n<p>He will begin at RAF Lynham and travel via the John Radcliff Hospital in Oxfordshire to Number 10 Downing Street.<\/p>\n<p>Once he arrives at the famous address, Mr Buss will hand over a&nbsp;petition containing thousands of signatures to David Cameron, with the aim of renaming the course from Lynham 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