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A Gloucestershire man, Dan Robinson was a 2006 Commonwealth Games bronze medallist.

He initially won races on the club circuit as an unattached runner and improved considerably after joining Tipton Harriers. He broke 65 minutes for the half marathon for the first time in 2000 and the following year earned a late call-up for the World Half Marathon Championships in Bristol, where he set a PB of 64:23. A month later he smashed his marathon best by 21 minutes with 2:16:51 in Frankfurt, but also showed impressive form over shorter distances. He recorded several swift 5km races in low key events in Gloucestershire and was ranked second in the country over the distance. In the 2004 London Marathon he ran a PB of 2:13:53 to earn Olympic selection. He finished 23rd in Athens. The second European to finish at the 2005 World Championship in Gothenburg, won a Commonwealth Games Bronze Medal at Melbourne 2006. He was also the best placed Briton in 16th at the European Championships in Gothenburg.

What Dan has to say about training at The Fitness Mill

"I am extremely grateful to all at The Fitness Mill for their continued support. Their sponsorship has enabled me to prepare effectively for my upcoming races and using the treadmills at The Fitness Mill for my weekly speed endurance sessions has been a great help in me performing to the best of my ability in the Olympic Games, World Championships and Commonwealth Games. I very much enjoy training at The Fitness Mill with its top class facilities and friendly professional staff"

Dan Robinson, GB Athlete Olympic & Commonwealth Games & World Championships, Stroud.

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Three ordinary men ... one extraordinary challenge!

Barney Franklin, Steve Napier and Giles Greenslade are Polar Challenge team "Best Served Chilled"
Can you imagine walking 350 miles?

That would be like walking from London to Scotland!

Well, how about walking 350 miles and dragging 120 lbs (that's around the same weight as a Britney Spears) behind you all the way?

That would make it a little tougher right?

Well how would you feel about dragging Britney Spears behind you for 350 miles, in temperatures as low as -50 degrees, across ice and snow ... and with the constant threat of hungry polar bears trying to eat you!

Sound like a nightmare?

Well, this is The Polar Challenge!

Good Luck Barney!!!!!