{"id":1744,"date":"2012-09-18T15:50:41","date_gmt":"2012-09-18T15:50:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/p=?1744"},"modified":"2012-09-18T15:50:41","modified_gmt":"2012-09-18T15:50:41","slug":"former-soldier-completes-90-mile-military-charity-run","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/news\/former-soldier-completes-90-mile-military-charity-run\/","title":{"rendered":"Former soldier completes 90-mile military charity run"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A former soldier has run 90 miles in just three days in an effort to help out a military charity.<\/p>\n<p>Richard Burn, who served in the Second Battalion Royal Anglian for five years, was raising money for Help for Heroes.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking to the Portsmouth News, he suffered a number of injuries &ndash; including breaking his big toe &ndash; but still managed to complete his challenge.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;There's a big sigh of relief it's over and a sense of achievement. It has been quite emotional &ndash; there was a tear or two. Now I am starting to feel the pain,&quot; Mr Burn added.<\/p>\n<p>He was particularly thankful for all of the assistance he received while undertaking the challenge, especially from his mum and friends, who followed him in a support vehicle.<\/p>\n<p>The 23-yeasr-old ran from Waterlooville to the Portsmouth Naval Memorial and he admitted images of his comrades in the army inspired him whenever he was struggling.<\/p>\n<p>Posted by Trevor Smith<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"ADNFCR-2867-ID-801451535-ADNFCR\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.directnews.co.uk\/feedtrack\/justcopyright.gif?feedid=2867&amp;itemid=801451535\"\/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Richard Burn covered 90 miles in just three days as he raised money for Help for 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