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We are all Staffordshire Regiment veterans who support this amazing charity. There will be 8 runners,  an average age of 54 and we will be spending the night of the 24th June 2021 sleeping rough in a car park in Chester to experience the harsh conditions our homeless veterans have to face everyday. On the morning of the 25th June at 5am we will set off on foot running from Chester along canal paths only. Covering as much of the Staffordshire home county as possible and finishing up at the Kings Head pub in Lichfield (were the Staffordshire Regiment was formed in 1705) The distance covered will be around 150 mile (sleeping rough) broken down over 3 days. 

The running days will be broken down into something like;

Day 1, 25th June 50 miles - Day 2, 26th June 55 miles and Day 3, 27th June 45 miles

As we're now older "n" bolder and no longer spring chickens we will be suffering from blister, swollen feet, muscle cramps, heat exhaustion and of course a sense of humour failure throughout.  

THE TEAM HAVE BEEN TRAINING VERY HARD (WELL SOME MORE THAN OTHERS) 

The team runners are made up as follows:

Captain Adam Hunter who is the youngest of the runners age just 46. He is the only serving member of the veterans. He joined the regiment in 1995 currently at 24 years service. Two operational tours of Northern Ireland, UN Cyprus, 2 tour of Iraq and Afghanistan. He enjoys circuit training, swimming, running, cycling and is a kid's football coach. He took part and completed the previous multi-day canal London to Lichfield challenged back in December 2019 and said never again.

Dave Downing is 50 he completed 10 years service from 1988 till 1998 he served in the Gulf war, 2 tour of Northern Ireland and Hong Kong. He took part and completed the previous multi-day London to Lichfield challenge back in December 2019 and said never again. He has done other events such as Coast to Coast. 

Gino Pulizzi is the oldest runner age 59 and he served for 24 years regular and 16 years NRPS having joined in 1977.  He has completed 4 tours of Northern Ireland, Golf war and many other prestigious postings. He was a first responder for the Ambulance Service after leaving the military. He has run long distances back in the day but has never taken anything on like this before. He is a keen scuba diving instructor.  

John Darby served for 20 years and is now a senior practitioner with children. He served in the Gulf and  Northern Ireland. He has completed 3 London marathons and 3 ultras but never a multi-day event. 

Justin Grattan is age 48 and served for 25 years. He served in the Gulf war, 2 tours of Northern Ireland, Kosovo and Afghanistan. He is a very strong runner and has completed many half marathons and marathons. He took part and completed the previous multi-day London to Lichfield challenge back in December 2019 and said never again. 

Lee "H" Hingley is 53 and served for 10 years. He served 2 tours of Northern Ireland and Kosovo. He has completed Ultras and the Marathon Des Stables. He took part and completed the previous canal London to Lichfield challenge back in December 2019.

Paul Uno Ford is 48 and served for 13 years with the Staffordshire Regiment and transferred over to RAPTC until 2015. He now owns a fitness company in Wrexham called Army Fit. He has never done a mult-day event.

Support team are:

Carl Newbold is 48 he served from 1988 till 1993. He served in the Gulf war and Northern Ireland. He's a devoted family man and as done several Ultra Marathon challenge's for the charity in the past but nothing quite like this. In his spare time he works tirelessly with the charity on there outreach work. 

Garry (Alfie) Roberts is 50 and served for 6 years. Trained as a medic and served in the Gulf war.

Glynn Ireland joined in 1963 till1998 gaining his commission. Continued as permanent staff in reserve till 2005. 

Pete Firkins is 50 and served for 7 years. He served in the gulf war and 2 tours of Northern Ireland. 

Rob (Karma) Bourne is 56 and served for 10 years in the Stafford's and 10 years in the Royal Anglian's.

Rikki Bainbridge is 52 and he served for 10 years. He served in the Gulf war and done 2 tours of Northern Ireland. 

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