{"id":2373,"date":"2021-06-15T09:05:00","date_gmt":"2021-06-15T08:05:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.specialeffect.org.uk\/news\/can-you-match-dans-100k-ultra-challenge-trek"},"modified":"2021-09-23T11:13:20","modified_gmt":"2021-09-23T10:13:20","slug":"can-you-match-dans-100k-ultra-challenge-trek","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.specialeffect.org.uk\/news\/can-you-match-dans-100k-ultra-challenge-trek","title":{"rendered":"Can you match Dan&#8217;s 100k Ultra Challenge trek?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On the 29 May, Dan Baete set out to walk 100km from London to Brighton. A phenomenal 31 hours and 146,000 steps later he reached his goal after what he described as an \u2018unforgettable experience\u2026 blisters, searing heat, walking through the night and many, many hills\u2019.\u00a0We\u2019re completely blown away by his perseverance and dedication, and we\u2019re so grateful to him and everyone who supported him in\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.justgiving.com\/fundraising\/dan-baete\">raising over \u00a3800 for our vital work so far<\/a>. That\u2019s one well-earned medal, Dan, thank you so much!<\/p>\n<p>Dan\u2019s gritty walk is one of many of the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.specialeffect.org.uk\/events\/ultra-challenge-series\">Ultra Challenge events<\/a>\u00a0we&#8217;re offering this year that are designed to test the fitness and endurance of walkers, joggers and runners along stunning heritage routes &#8211; while raising money for charity. There\u2019s something for everyone with 25k, 50k and 100k options available, and the locations across the UK include magnificent coastlines routes and stunning countryside trails.<\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019ve been inspired by Dan\u2019s success,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.specialeffect.org.uk\/events\/ultra-challenge-series\">find out more about signing up for an Ultra Challenge near you<\/a>, putting your fitness to a real test, and helping us to transform lives.<\/p>\n<p><em>Below: Dan at the end of his 100km challenge. He first heard of us through the wonderful\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/UltimateProGamingOfficial\/\">Ultimate Pro Gaming<\/a>, who&#8217;ve raised thousands to help our work over the years.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-2535 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.specialeffect.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/danTW.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"512\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.specialeffect.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/danTW.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.specialeffect.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/danTW-250x125.jpeg 250w, https:\/\/www.specialeffect.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/danTW-700x350.jpeg 700w, https:\/\/www.specialeffect.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/danTW-768x384.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.specialeffect.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/danTW-120x60.jpeg 120w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On the 29 May, Dan Baete set out to walk 100km from London to Brighton. A phenomenal 31 hours and 146,000 steps later he reached his goal after what he described as an \u2018unforgettable experience\u2026 blisters, searing heat, walking through the night and many, many hills\u2019.\u00a0We\u2019re completely blown away by his perseverance and dedication, and we\u2019re so grateful to him and everyone who supported him in raising over \u00a3800 for our vital work so far. That\u2019s one well-earned medal, Dan, thank you so much!nDan\u2019s gritty walk is one of many of the\u00a0Ultra Challenge events we&#8217;re offering this year that are designed to test the fitness and endurance of walkers, joggers and runners along stunning heritage routes &#8211; while raising money for charity. There\u2019s something for everyone with 25k, 50k and 100k options available, and the locations across the UK include magnificent coastlines routes and stunning countryside trails.nIf you\u2019ve been inspired by Dan\u2019s success, find out more about signing up for an Ultra Challenge near you, putting your fitness to a real test, and helping us to transform lives.nBelow: Dan at the end of his 100km challenge. He first heard of us through the wonderful Ultimate Pro Gaming, who&#8217;ve raised thousands to help our work over the years.<\/p>\r\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":2535,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2373","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-fundraiser"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Can you match Dan&#039;s 100k Ultra Challenge trek? - SpecialEffect<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.specialeffect.org.uk\/news\/can-you-match-dans-100k-ultra-challenge-trek\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Can you match Dan&#039;s 100k Ultra Challenge trek? - SpecialEffect\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"On the 29 May, Dan Baete set out to walk 100km from London to Brighton. 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