{"id":1585,"date":"2013-06-02T16:41:42","date_gmt":"2013-06-02T15:41:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bl6.co.uk\/wordpress\/?p=1585"},"modified":"2013-06-02T16:41:42","modified_gmt":"2013-06-02T15:41:42","slug":"get-set-for-the-highland-cross","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bl6.co.uk\/wordpress\/2013\/06\/02\/get-set-for-the-highland-cross\/","title":{"rendered":"Get set for the Highland Cross"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I\u2019m taking part in the Highland Cross &#8211; a 50-mile duathlon (20 miles running off road and up hill followed by 30 miles road cycling) going coast to coast across the Highlands &#8211; in a few weeks\u2019 time.<\/p>\n<p>The Highland Cross has a history of raising money for charities that benefit medical or social services throughout the north of Scotland \u2013 more details about this year\u2019s charities can be found on the picture below. The photographs show part of the running route and are from a \u2018leisurely\u2019 11-mile run a friend and I did last year when we got snowed on!<\/p>\n<p>It would be most kind if you could spare a donation to benefit these wothy charities<\/p>\n<p>My fundraising page is <a href=\"http:\/\/www.justgiving.com\/JDHighlandCross\">www.justgiving.com\/JDHighlandCross<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>Many thanks,<br \/>\nJohn<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bl6.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/Highland-Cross-poster.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"1588\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/bl6.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/Highland-Cross-poster.jpg\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bl6.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/Highland-Cross-poster.jpg?fit=1654%2C2339&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1654,2339\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Highland Cross poster\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bl6.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/Highland-Cross-poster.jpg?fit=212%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bl6.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/Highland-Cross-poster.jpg?fit=640%2C906&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bl6.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/Highland-Cross-poster-678x960.jpg?w=450\" alt=\"\" title=\"Highland Cross poster\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1588\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bl6.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/Highland-Cross-poster.jpg?resize=678%2C960&amp;ssl=1 678w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bl6.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/Highland-Cross-poster.jpg?resize=106%2C150&amp;ssl=1 106w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bl6.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/Highland-Cross-poster.jpg?resize=212%2C300&amp;ssl=1 212w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bl6.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/Highland-Cross-poster.jpg?w=1654&amp;ssl=1 1654w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bl6.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/Highland-Cross-poster.jpg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div id=\"geo-post-1585\" class=\"geo geo-post\" style=\"display: none\"><span class=\"latitude\">51.5<\/span><span class=\"longitude\">-0.117<\/span><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I\u2019m taking part in the Highland Cross &#8211; a 50-mile duathlon (20 miles running off road and up hill followed by 30 miles road cycling) going coast to coast across the Highlands &#8211; in a few weeks\u2019 time. 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