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Inspirational Burnley teenager Presley Pennington taking part in Help for Heroes Weighted Walk challenge
Burnley Express
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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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Hello everyone so today is the day right when I'm doing my charity event so 150 miles for
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help for heroes and I've sorted my bag out my weight's already in my bag I've sorted the
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poster out that goes on my bag I've got my t-shirt and my army pants and my army boots
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so why am I doing this the reason why I'm doing this is because all the people out there with
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mental health through going to war through in the army PTSD and also then people who's got the
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disabilities through going to war and getting wounded and showing to walk because you've got
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no legs or showing to do day-to-day life things so that's why I'm doing this but before we get
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started let's get a quick transmission so in three after my click three two one right we're all ready
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there's a quick important message to say to you all please can everyone share this video and please
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can you try your best to donate even a pound if everyone donated a pound and that were 10 people
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at 10 pound and they're very thankful to me because you putting um you're putting something to good
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cause I am going to be grafting I am going to be doing it and this will be my journey so everyone
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sit tight get some popcorn and let's smash it
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hello everyone
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I'm here at 11.3k
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I've been grafting, the carbs are killing me, my toes are killing me
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push through that pain tunnel, that pain tunnel
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big rewards
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please sponsor me
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hiya I've just done
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currently doing 3.6k
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I'm trying to get to 5k but I'd be loved to get to 10k
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see how we do
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let's all smash it
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we're doing a good cause here guys
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we're all doing so well
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right everybody
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I'm at 4k
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and
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I'm just
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had enough of walking
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so I mean I want to get something else doing
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so I'm going to start doing a bit of running
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so I'm at the canal now
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um
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near Sainsbury's
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in Burnley
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and I'm going to start running on the canal
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all the way back
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to the town centre
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and then we'll pull way back
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so
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bear in mind this is not the real
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event this is just
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training
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the real event is in July
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so
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yeah
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I'll keep you posted
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I'm going to keep you
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I'll let you know how I'm doing
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but
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let's start running now
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I've been doing a bit of running
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and
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at the moment
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we're at 5.5k
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absolutely smashing it
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honestly
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I'm dying
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can't wait to get along
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I'm going to need some to eat
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so
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yeah
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we're smashing it lads
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we're smashing it
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yeah
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yeah
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yeah
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yeah
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yeah
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yeah
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yeah
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