Inspirational Burnley teenager Presley Pennington taking part in Help for Heroes Weighted Walk challenge

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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

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