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<p class="MsoNormal" style="font-weight: bold; display: inline !important;"><span style="color: #993366;"><em><em><em>Becky Parkes- Becky is a UK vet who volunteered alongside the Egyptian vets for six months. She staggered to the finish of the Luxor Run (22km, a Half Marathon!) in a personal best time of 2 hours 8 minutes. She is now sad to be back in the UK, but is now trying to raise as much money as possible to allow ACE to build their isolation stables.</em></em></em></span></p>
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<p><em style="color: #993366;"><strong>Chris Elliott - Chris was an Australian vet visiting ACE for a month. He was inspired by Felix's dedication and talent on the running track, so donned his running shoes and finished the Ramesis Run (12km) after only two week's training in a time of 1 hour 12 mins. </strong></em> </p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="font-weight: bold; display: inline !important;"><span style="color: #993366;"><em><em><strong><em>Felix the donkey- Felix was orphaned, so he was raised at ACE, and is now a permanent resident who helps to teach local children about animal care and the right way to treat your donkey. Felix finished first in his category, walking 5k with Kim, carrying saddlebags with snacks for the route and leaflets about ACE's work. He's very proud of his medal, which is now on display at ACE so Felix can show off his hard work.<br></em></strong></em></em></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="font-weight: bold; display: inline !important;"><span style="color: #993366;"><em><em><strong><em>Kim Taylor - Kim is the CEO and co-founder of the charity, and accompanied Felix on his walk!</em></strong></em></em></span></p>