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fanatic, walking the dog Foden twice a day, sometimes calling in at the local for a pint of vitamin-packed ale to keep my strength up. But I take my hat off to Rotherham truck driver and transport manager Graham Mullins who this Sunday, 15 October, will pit his strength against the best in a bid to win the title of UK's strongest man.
Graham has won through a series of heats, in which 400 competed, to reach the finals in Blackpool where he will battle with seven other finalists. Training has included pulling trucks, lifting weights and throwing beer kegs about. The lad has powerful support. Geoff Capes, the World's Strongest Man, tips Graham to finish in the top three, along with traffic police officer Lee Bowers from Lancashire. Place your bets here...