{"id":254,"date":"2010-04-26T14:29:16","date_gmt":"2010-04-26T14:29:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/p=?254"},"modified":"2010-04-26T14:29:16","modified_gmt":"2010-04-26T14:29:16","slug":"marathon-runners-raise-1-million-for-help-for-heroes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/news\/marathon-runners-raise-1-million-for-help-for-heroes\/","title":{"rendered":"Marathon runners raise \u00a31 million for Help for Heroes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Running the gruelling London Marathon is something that many people cannot even contemplate doing, but nearly 600 kind-hearted athletes took part in the event to raise a staggering &pound;1 million for the Help for Heroes charity. <\/p>\n<p>The Sun reports that not only was this figure double the amount raised last year but a number of former members of the armed forces took to the streets of the capital city to raise money for the cause.<\/p>\n<p>Former marine Ben McBean, who is a double amputee, had to adjust his prosthetic leg at the 14-mile mark and suffered from cramps, back pain and blisters but finished the gruelling 26-mile run with the support of the crowd.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;Every part of my body is in agony except my eyeballs,&quot; he told the publication. <\/p>\n<p>&quot;That was so tough but the crowds were amazing. I had no choice but to keep going and going.&quot;<\/p>\n<p>Elsewhere, the Swindon Advertiser reported that on Friday (April 23rd) the town&rsquo;s residents took part in a day of St George&rsquo;s celebrations to raise money for the Help for Heroes charity.<\/p>\n<p>Posted by Samantha Thompson <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"ADNFCR-2867-ID-19741553-ADNFCR\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.directnews.co.uk\/feedtrack\/justcopyright.gif?feedid=2867&amp;itemid=19741553\"\/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A fantastic &pound;1 million has been raised for the Help for Heroes charity by those taking part in the London Marathon. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":6438,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.5 - 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