{"id":2748,"date":"2014-04-04T16:45:53","date_gmt":"2014-04-04T16:45:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/p=?2748"},"modified":"2014-04-04T16:45:53","modified_gmt":"2014-04-04T16:45:53","slug":"man-to-run-marathon-distance-on-towpath-for-help-for-heroes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/news\/man-to-run-marathon-distance-on-towpath-for-help-for-heroes\/","title":{"rendered":"Man to run marathon distance on towpath for Help for Heroes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A man is planning to run 26.2 miles along a canal towpath in the West Midlands in order to raise money for Help for Heroes.<\/p>\n<p>Chris Guidon, 30, of Kidderminster has come up with a marathon-distance route alongside the Birmingham Canal and the Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal, which will finish in his hometown, reports the Kidderminster Shuttle.<\/p>\n<p>He will set off tomorrow morning (April 5th) on his challenge and will carry a tracking device so people can 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