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Well done to the guys who managed to complete the route in 23 and a half hours. It was a great day and the weather was kind to them, everyone was in good form and ready for the challange. The runners and cyclists put in a great effort but not to forget the drivers who had the unenviable task of driving hundreds of miles, often through roads many of them never knew existed.

Its brilliant to see all the guys wearing the fopaction t-shirts it so important to raise awareness for such a rare disease.
The guys have raised £2266.40 so far and are confident to bring it up to £3,000.

In July 2010 I Nicola Morris from Blackburn Lancashire, and my father Keith Morris from Blackpool, Lancashire, will both be walking the highest free standing mountain in the world. Mount Kilimanjaro, standing at breathtaking 19’340 ft (5895 metres). By doing this we aim to raise as much money as possible to fund further research into a rare genetic condition known as Fibrodysplasia Ossificans Progressiva (FOP). Why? At the beginning of 2008 I came to meet a young girl called Lucian Wulkan, Luciana lives with her family in Lancashire and suffers from FOP. From the day I met Luciana I wanted to do something to help. Luciana is a cheeky and ambitious 11 year old and in my eyes a strong and courageous child. FOP is a condition that causes muscle and connective tissue to turn to bone, therfore Luciana is unable to carry out day to day tasks that we take for granted. The most heart wrenching thing is very few people are aware of this condition, so as well as raising money for research I want to raise awareness too. Please check out my website www.lucianaswalk.com where you can keep upto date with my training progress, view the gallery and much more.

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Well done to Sheryll Hadley and friends for taking part in a ten mile run to raise money for Oxford FOP research.
They raised a brilliant £1,080.

Here is a picture of the little bear who will travel the whole 96 miles of the West Highland Way tomorrow.
Good luck to everyone taking part.