Manny Singh Kang prepares for new walking challenge
Fundraiser and marathon walker Manny Singh Kang is gearing up for a new challenge walking for 48 hours around Molineux Stadium in Wolverhampton between September 26 and 28.
Express & Star senior reporter James Vukmirovic went to chat with him outside the stadium and find out more about the planned walk.
Express & Star senior reporter James Vukmirovic went to chat with him outside the stadium and find out more about the planned walk.
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00:00Hello, I'm Joseph Grerevich and this behind me is Sir Jack. This is Manny Sinkang.
00:05You may know him from previous walking challenges like walking from Wolverhampton to Chelsea
00:09and the one he did recently where he walked from Wolverhampton to Newcastle.
00:12He's now about to do something a bit closer to home, however it is going to be just as arduous I suppose.
00:18Manny, tell us a bit about what you're doing.
00:20Oh, thanks James. Yeah, so you know a lot of fans wanted to join in with a lot of the challenges
00:25and walking to Newcastle wasn't really feasible so the next challenge in a month's time
00:30will be walking continuously around the outside of the stadium for 48 hours.
00:36Actually walking from say here to the stand down there and all the way around?
00:40All the way around, so just staying on the, it's quite a pave but it is quite a hill isn't it?
00:45There's quite a few slopes and yeah so fans will be able to come at any time and join in you know
00:52and it will be great to see people and you know get people together.
00:56I know lots and lots of fans have already contacted me so they can't wait.
01:00Now we're before the Liverpool game that will finish the walk so we'll be before that game
01:07but yeah it's going to be, mentally I think it's going to be huge, probably the hardest challenge.
01:13And obviously I suppose when you talk about the challenges, you've done the really arduous ones
01:17walking long distances as you can go from point to point.
01:20It's closer to home but as you said it's a lot harder in a way.
01:24It is, I mean I'm going to end up nowhere. I'm going to end up at the same place I started.
01:30So you know mentally I haven't got a point or something to focus on.
01:34It will just be a mental battle just to continue going for so long, staying awake.
01:40It's not about the distance, it's not about the speed I walk at, I ain't going to particularly get anywhere.
01:45So it's going to be a completely different challenge yeah.
01:48And you're not just doing it for the sake of doing it, it's obviously for charities, for the different charities you work with.
01:53So talk about the charities you're doing this for.
01:55Yeah so this one's again for Dementia UK who I've been an ambassador with since 2018.
02:04A fundraiser for them and there's like a million people now who are affected by this condition.
02:10So many fans come to me and tell me their personal stories about their loved ones
02:14and how they've joined in with the fundraising.
02:16So we're going to continue to focus on that charity and help them you know continue doing their brilliant work in the community they do.
02:24And how can people get in touch and how can people join in?
02:27Yeah so you know Manny Seng Kang on social media.
02:30He'll find me quite easily and my links on the profile.
02:34Just send me a message on any of those forums my dear.
02:39I'll try and reply if you want to come and join in for any length of time.
02:44Yeah it'll be great to see people and it's a bit of a feel good, unity, providing community event.
02:54We need that, we need more of that.
02:56So it's a good opportunity for people to get together.
02:59I've heard some people say you've already walked 200 and something miles to do this.
03:03Couldn't you have done something a bit more sedate?
03:06It's not a challenge is it?
03:07Someone said do a 24 hour walk and I thought in my head I think I can do that.
03:12And then I thought well that can't be a challenge.
03:14If you think you can do it, it can't be a challenge.
03:16So let's test ourselves and go further.
03:18I think this is complete unknown how it'll go, what hurdles I'll face.
03:26But yeah I'm up for it and I'm going to give it a go.
03:31Right well if anybody else fancies joining Manny, get your walking boots on and come and join in.