{"id":182,"date":"2010-03-10T10:35:06","date_gmt":"2010-03-10T10:35:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/p=?182"},"modified":"2010-03-10T10:35:06","modified_gmt":"2010-03-10T10:35:06","slug":"world-record-holder-embarks-on-a-new-challenge-to-support-soldiers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/news\/world-record-holder-embarks-on-a-new-challenge-to-support-soldiers\/","title":{"rendered":"World record holder embarks on a new challenge to support soldiers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A world record-holding endurance athlete is set to embark on a gruelling new challenge in the hope of raising &pound;100,000 for the Help for Heroes Charity by the end of the year. <\/p>\n<p>Mike Buss, who has already broken an astonishing nine world records since September 2009, is set to take part in both the Brighton and London marathons in April.<\/p>\n<p>But if that isn&rsquo;t hard enough, he won&rsquo;t be catching the train from his home town of 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