Dad from County Durham completes kidney cycle challenge

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Dad from County Durham completes kidney cycle challenge
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Peter Garrod will need a kidney transplant and raised £7,000 for charity with the exercise effort.

A father of three has completed a year-long challenge to cycle for 20,222 minutes to raise money for charity.

He said: "My blood pressure went up and I developed gout, which was incredibly painful. My kidney function at my last test was at 29%."Peter said the news hit him hard mentally, but after talking things through with his wife, he decided to do something positive and raise money for Kidney Research UK.Starting with 55 minutes on his bike every day, he decided that he was going to ride for 20,222 minutes in 2022.

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