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East Yorkshire charity fundraising runner has mobile home stolen

Stuart HarrattEast Yorkshire and Lincolnshire

Mike Humphreys A man with slicked-back dark-brown hair and a beard smiles as he holds up a blue Raleigh Chopper bicycle against a plain sand-coloured wall. He is wearing a black and amber Hull City shirt. The bike is dark-blue with black wheels, a black seat, silver and black handlebars and silver trim.Mike Humphreys

Mike Humphreys rode across Europe to the French Alps on his Chopper bike earlier in the year, raising funds for motor neurone disease research

A charity fundraiser is appealing for help after the van and the equipment he uses for his challenges was stolen.

Mike Humphreys, from Hedon, East Yorkshire, was set to travel to South America to run the 4,700 miles (7,600km) length of the continent to raise money for motor neurone disease (MND) research.

However, the vehicle and all his running equipment was taken a few weeks ago.

Mr Humphreys told BBC Radio Humberside the theft had “really set me back”.

He said he was looking for businesses to help him replace the van and the equipment.

“We need a specially converted camper van and also everything in my van was stolen,” he said.

“So, all my running kit, everything I had for this challenge was taken, all my possessions.”

Mike Humphreys A man with slicked-back dark-brown hair and a beard stands with his arms aloft in front of a large crowd at a football stadium. He is wearing a white shirt with sponsor names on it. Behind him, football fans, sitting in rows of seats, applaud him.Mike Humphreys

Mike Humphreys ran 30 marathons in 30 days across Europe last year

Mr Humphreys started his fundraising after losing friend Carl Giblin to MND in 2013 and having another friend diagnosed with the condition in 2023.

Previous challenges have included riding a Raleigh Chopper bike from Hull to the highest ski resort in the French Alps and running 30 marathons in 30 days across Europe.

The personal trainer described the South American event as a “huge task”, which could take up to 250 days.

He said he hoped to start the challenge in the new year.

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