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A FORMER Great Britain athlete who set out to mark his 74th birthday by running 100 miles in ten days has raised £1,000 for charity. Norman Deakin set himself the fundraising challenge in aid of Hearing Dogs For Deaf People and he beat his own target by finishing in nine days. He also received a message from Justgiving which said:"Your 100 miles in ten days page was one of the most successful JustGiving pages last month. Out of thousands of fundraisers, you were in the top 10 per cent." Mr Deakin, from Addingham, has been running for 60 years and and has represented Great Britain in ...

A FORMER Great Britain athlete is marking his 74th birthday by running 100 miles in ten days for charity. Norman Deakin, from Addingham, celebrated his birthday this week by raising hundreds of pounds for Hearing Dogs for Deaf People. Mr Deakin, who has been running for 60 years, has reached a total of £645 so far. He said: “From 1975 to 1987 I represented Great Britain on the road in distances ranging from 15K to the marathon. “Each year since my 60th birthday I have run the equivalent to my age in miles in the week leading up to my birthday. “This year as I feel that 60 yea...

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