{"id":884,"date":"2023-06-14T17:14:49","date_gmt":"2023-06-14T16:14:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/smiley.bigboldservices.com\/?p=884"},"modified":"2023-06-14T17:14:49","modified_gmt":"2023-06-14T16:14:49","slug":"conquer-the-peaks-with-smiley-monroe-kyle-thompsons-shares-his-journey","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/us.smileymonroe.com\/pt\/news\/2023\/06\/conquer-the-peaks-with-smiley-monroe-kyle-thompsons-shares-his-journey\/","title":{"rendered":"Conquiste os Picos com a Smiley Monroe: Kyle Thompson Compartilha sua Jornada!"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-medium-font-size\">Conquiste os Picos com a Smiley Monroe: Kyle Thompson Compartilha sua Jornada!&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">&nbsp;<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">3 days to go until the 7 Peaks Challenge in partnership with Cancer Focus NI up in the stunning Mourne Mountains. Smiley Monroe\u2019s team are prepared &amp; ready for the challenge.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We grabbed another 7-peak challenger Kyle Thompson, our Assistant Accountant. The ultimate challenge is fast approaching &amp; Kyle told us what he is looking forward to and some of his challenges from last year.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong> \ud83d\udce2 Pergunta: O que motivou voc\u00ea a aceitar este desafio pela segunda vez?<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\ud83d\udcac <strong>Kyle&#8217;s Answer<\/strong>: \u201cI wanted to push myself this time and get a better time than last year, so trying to beat the 7-peaks under 11 hours will be a big boost for me, plus it is all for a good cause.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>\ud83d\udce2 Question: As you prepare for the climb, what changes or improvements have you made in your training compared to last year?<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\ud83d\udcac <strong>Kyle&#8217;s Answer<\/strong>: \u201cThanks to the 4-Day Week, I have been able to head up every Friday morning and do a couple of peaks at a time, then the odd Sunday as well.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong> <strong>\ud83d\udce2<\/strong><\/strong> <strong>Pergunta: Qu\u00e3o desafiador foi o ano passado?&nbsp;<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\ud83d\udcac <strong>Kyle&#8217;s Answer<\/strong>: \u201cLast year was very tough but very rewarding once I finished. The toughest peak was definitely the last one, Slieve Lamagan, it&#8217;s not the highest but would be the steepest and when you&#8217;ve done 6 peaks already, yeah it was tough.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>\ud83d\udce2 Question: Climbing the 7 peaks of the Mourne Mountains is an incredible feat. Reflecting on last year&#8217;s achievement, what are you most looking forward to this year?<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\ud83d\udcac <strong>Kyle&#8217;s Answer<\/strong>: \u201cI am most looking forward to getting over the finish line &amp; seeing the views at each of the peaks but also I&#8217;m looking forward to having a good day out with the team.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Your support is important, you too can lend a helping hand by donating to our JustGiving page. Together, we can make a difference in the fight against cancer! &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.justgiving.com\/campaign\/smileymonroecancerfocusni\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Click to Donate<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cYou can, you should, and if you&#8217;re brave enough to start, you will.\u201d \u2014 Stephen King<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/smiley-new.on-forge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/06\/f1423e2816b8bd88e584cb9c2c5e70e6-1024x582.webp\" alt=\"Mournes challenge banner\" class=\"wp-image-1598\" \/><\/figure>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kyle Thompson tells us about his experiences from last year&#8217;s challenge to this up-and-coming trek.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":3392,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"content-type":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-884","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/us.smileymonroe.com\/pt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/884","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/us.smileymonroe.com\/pt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/us.smileymonroe.com\/pt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/us.smileymonroe.com\/pt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/us.smileymonroe.com\/pt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=884"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/us.smileymonroe.com\/pt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/884\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/us.smileymonroe.com\/pt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=884"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/us.smileymonroe.com\/pt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=884"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/us.smileymonroe.com\/pt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=884"}],"curies":[{"name":"WP","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}