The Wee Walk around Mt Taranaki by road 125km non stop.
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New Plymouth, Taranaki
6 January 2023 Prostate cancer patient Maurice Bevin returns to New Zealand Jan 17th to see his oncologist for the first time since COVID closed New Zealand’s borders in 2020. He’s also using this trip home as a chance to raise money for cancer research and prostate cancer awareness by walking 125km around Taranaki in under 24 hours.
Three years ago Maurice Bevin was diagnosed with aggressive, stage four prostate cancer. The cancer had already spread to his pelvic bones, vertebrae and shoulders and he was given a life expectancy of 3-5 years. At age 69, Maurice is refusing to let cancer dictate his life. He’s still enjoys his work offshore in the North Sea and last year he spent 33 days walking 1,465km from John O'Groats to Lands End the length of the UK to raise awareness for prostate cancer. Now, he’s looking to do an epic one-day walk around Mt Taranaki to raise funds for cancer research and build awareness of prostate cancer among Kiwi men.
Referring to it as his “Wee Walk”, Maurice has been seriously training for his 125km circumnavigation of Mt Taranaki for the past three months. Scheduled for Saturday 21 January he will be starting at New Plymouth Racecourse, heading to Okato, walking all the way around the mountain, and ending back to the Racecourse.
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The Wee Walk around Mt Taranaki 28 January 2023
This time last week I was doing the Wee Walk around Mt Taranaki by road a distance of 130km in 23 hours 45 minutes around 130,000 steps. I was inspired to do do the walk in the memory of my mates wife Mandy who was cruelly taken away by cancer last year. The 2 charities to benefit are Prostate Cancer Foundation NZ and Cancer Research Trust NZ.
A week later I have had a toenail removed the one next to the big toe. Three blisters still healing, the pads under my heals still tender and I am walking gingerly, hopefully in another week they will be healed.
My right knee is slightly swollen giving me a little pain and that was my concern as it started to trouble me in the last 2 weeks of training. I had an excellent masseuse here in New Plymouth work on it a day before the walk. My mate Pete back in Scotland his mum Cath gave me a knee support when I was having issues walking the length of the UK. This helped big time.
Yesterday I was live on Access Radio here in New Plymouth. I was interviewed by a lovely lady called Anne. It is an hour long with 3 songs I chose Try by Pink, Siren by Pearl Jam and My Hero by Foo Fighters. If you have the time please listen to it.
Frankly Friday 27-01-2023 Maurice Bevin's Wee Walk
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Frankly Friday 27-01-2023 Maurice Bevin's Wee Walk
Taranaki-born Maurice Bevin, 69, was diagnosed with stage 4 aggressive
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Alana thank you for the donation it helps make the walk worth while.
Vaughan and Jill thank you the donation. It was tough walking into the traffic at night, I was walking on empty from Midhurst
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