{"id":2227,"date":"2013-06-04T14:15:27","date_gmt":"2013-06-04T14:15:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/p=?2227"},"modified":"2013-06-04T14:15:27","modified_gmt":"2013-06-04T14:15:27","slug":"runner-jogs-between-soap-sets-to-raise-money-for-help-for-heroes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/news\/runner-jogs-between-soap-sets-to-raise-money-for-help-for-heroes\/","title":{"rendered":"Runner jogs between soap sets to raise money for Help for Heroes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A keen runner has used his skills to raise money for Help for Heroes in a particularly unusual way.<\/p>\n<p>Richard Kell opted to run between the sets of some of the UK's most popular soaps, with the total distance meaning he ran the equivalent of two marathons a day for a week, reports Comet 24.<\/p>\n<p>Mr Kell began his challenge when he arrived at Elstree, the home of EastEnders, before he rain north to visit Emmerdale, Coronation Street and Hollyoaks.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;I got there in the end but it was really tough, at one point my feet and legs were swollen. 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