{"id":982,"date":"2011-06-17T11:02:29","date_gmt":"2011-06-17T11:02:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/p=?982"},"modified":"2011-06-17T11:02:29","modified_gmt":"2011-06-17T11:02:29","slug":"elderly-ex-soldier-treks-length-of-britain-for-charity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/news\/elderly-ex-soldier-treks-length-of-britain-for-charity\/","title":{"rendered":"Elderly ex-soldier treks length of Britain for charity"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A former paratrooper has walked the length of Britain in honour of Help for Heroes.<\/p>\n<p>David Page, aged 72, took on the 1,183 feat to raise money for the charity, which supports soldiers injured on duty, the North Wales Weekly News reports.<\/p>\n<p>It took him 55 days to complete the marathon and Mr Page says he was in a lot of pain when it came to the end of the challenge, particularly on his feet.<\/p>\n<p>A highlight of his journey was arriving in Wootton Bassett, known as the 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