{"id":220382,"date":"2019-10-08T23:29:52","date_gmt":"2019-10-08T21:29:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mtb-mag.com\/?p=220382"},"modified":"2019-10-08T23:29:52","modified_gmt":"2019-10-08T21:29:52","slug":"brook-macdonald-walking-w-o-crutches-fundraiser-set-up","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mtb-mag.com\/en\/brook-macdonald-walking-w-o-crutches-fundraiser-set-up\/","title":{"rendered":"Brook MacDonald Walking w\/o Crutches, Fundraiser Set Up!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mtb-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/598e7337-947e-4aa1-8a3f-aadd00adbdd4-800.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-220383\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mtb-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/598e7337-947e-4aa1-8a3f-aadd00adbdd4-800.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mtb-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/598e7337-947e-4aa1-8a3f-aadd00adbdd4-800.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.mtb-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/598e7337-947e-4aa1-8a3f-aadd00adbdd4-800-750x563.jpg 750w, https:\/\/www.mtb-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/598e7337-947e-4aa1-8a3f-aadd00adbdd4-800-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Some great news has come in now that the off season is upon us. 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