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  Bromsgrove ex-bodybuilder defies stroke for charity walk in Birmingham Cannon Hill Park

  July 25, 2012 / Local News, Local Sport

  HE was the 16 stone bodybuilder who squeezed competitive racketball matches between five days of pumping iron every week. Driving instructor Pete Rumbold was in peak condition. But then the athlete was hit by a stroke that left him paralysed down the left side of his body. Eight months on, Pete has regained his mobility and last Sunday took part in a Cannon Hill Park charity walk to help fellow stroke victims. “I had to stop a training session as [...]

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  15,000 step out for Birmingham half marathon

  October 25, 2011 / Local News, Local Sport, What's On in...

  Birmingham was awash with a sea of colourful superheroes, cuddly animals and  even giant fruit yesterday as thousands of runners donned costumes to raise cash  for charity. Some 60,000 supporters lined the streets to cheer on the runners in the Bupa Great Birmingham Run which was screened live on Channel Five. Many were there to catch a glimpse of Ethiopian running legend Haile Gebrselassie, who won the race with a time of 61 minutes and 29 seconds. A host of elite [...]

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