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  • 03/07/2025
Presley Pennington is taking part in the Help for Heroes Weighted Walk challenge. With the aim of walking 150 miles in July, carrying a weighted backpack containing at least 12.5 kilos, Presley has already clocked up around 26 miles.
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00:00Hello everyone so today is the day right when I'm doing my charity event so 150 miles for
00:10help for heroes and I've sorted my bag out my weight's already in my bag I've sorted the
00:17poster out that goes on my bag I've got my t-shirt and my army pants and my army boots
00:23so why am I doing this the reason why I'm doing this is because all the people out there with
00:30mental health through going to war through in the army PTSD and also then people who's got the
00:38disabilities through going to war and getting wounded and showing to walk because you've got
00:45no legs or showing to do day-to-day life things so that's why I'm doing this but before we get
00:53started let's get a quick transmission so in three after my click three two one right we're all ready
01:04there's a quick important message to say to you all please can everyone share this video and please
01:12can you try your best to donate even a pound if everyone donated a pound and that were 10 people
01:19at 10 pound and they're very thankful to me because you putting um you're putting something to good
01:27cause I am going to be grafting I am going to be doing it and this will be my journey so everyone
01:35sit tight get some popcorn and let's smash it
01:39hello everyone
01:40I'm here at 11.3k
01:43I've been grafting, the carbs are killing me, my toes are killing me
01:48push through that pain tunnel, that pain tunnel
01:50big rewards
01:52please sponsor me
01:53hiya I've just done
01:58currently doing 3.6k
02:00I'm trying to get to 5k but I'd be loved to get to 10k
02:06see how we do
02:08let's all smash it
02:11we're doing a good cause here guys
02:13we're all doing so well
02:14right everybody
02:16I'm at 4k
02:18and
02:20I'm just
02:21had enough of walking
02:23so I mean I want to get something else doing
02:25so I'm going to start doing a bit of running
02:28so I'm at the canal now
02:31um
02:33near Sainsbury's
02:34in Burnley
02:36and I'm going to start running on the canal
02:38all the way back
02:40to the town centre
02:42and then we'll pull way back
02:44so
02:45bear in mind this is not the real
02:50event this is just
02:52training
02:54the real event is in July
02:57so
02:59yeah
03:00I'll keep you posted
03:01I'm going to keep you
03:02I'll let you know how I'm doing
03:04but
03:06let's start running now
03:08I've been doing a bit of running
03:10and
03:11at the moment
03:12we're at 5.5k
03:15absolutely smashing it
03:20honestly
03:21I'm dying
03:23can't wait to get along
03:23I'm going to need some to eat
03:25so
03:26yeah
03:27we're smashing it lads
03:29we're smashing it
03:30yeah
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