{"id":2139,"date":"2013-04-16T18:03:28","date_gmt":"2013-04-16T18:03:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/p=?2139"},"modified":"2022-10-24T20:34:29","modified_gmt":"2022-10-24T20:34:29","slug":"reservist-aims-to-raise-money-for-para-charity-by-completing-paras10","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/us\/news\/reservist-aims-to-raise-money-for-para-charity-by-completing-paras10\/","title":{"rendered":"Reservist aims to raise money for Para Charity by completing Paras&#8217;10"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A military reservist has decided to take on the Paras&rsquo; 10 challenge for the Parachute Regiment Charity.\n\nDaniel Collings, a physical training instructor from Stockton on Tees, will take on the infamous Paras&rsquo;10, supposedly the ultimate 10 mile endurance race and is raising funds for a charity which states that it was &ldquo;established to support soldiers of The Parachute Regiment and their families, as well as Airborne Forces members who need help.&rdquo;\n\nThe Paras&rsquo;10 is a 10 mile endurance run raced over the actual route of the Parachute Regiment selection course and claims to be a &ldquo;gruelling running course&rdquo;.\n\nJust finishing the course is said to be tough, but on 6th July 2013 Daniel says &ldquo;[he] will be attempting to complete Paras&rsquo; 10, over undulating terrain over the footsteps of past and present Paratroopers. 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