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Joanne Thompson has agreed to do the Sahara trek – which is the distance equivalent of two-and-a-half marathons – after gaining inspiration from her brother Daniel Smith, who is in the army, the Lancashire Telegraph reports.<\/p>\n
The 25-year-old from Padiham said she was keen to do something for the aid organisation and spotted this opportunity on their website.<\/p>\n
Ms Thompson added: "I chose the Morocco walk because it was different. They also offered a trip to Kilimanjaro, but I wanted to do something no-one had heard of before."<\/p>\n
She noted trips to the sauna have been getting her ready for the heat in the African country.<\/p>\n
This comes after it was announced earlier this week that this year's Huntingdon Grafham Water Lions Club annual safari walk for hero soldiers will take place on May 15th.<\/p>\n
Posted by Mark Wilkins
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