Special Olympics Great Britain (GB) Athlete Leader Michael Beynon is making final preparations to set a new Guinness World Records title by running/walking 100 kilometres in a week.
Michael, who was born with Down Syndrome, visually impaired and mild right-sided Cerebral Palsy, is part of Special Olympics North East Wales club and represented Team Special Olympics GB last year at the Special Olympics World Games in Berlin.
He begins his 100K challenge this weekend at the Cardiff Half Marathon before tackling further 5-10K routes across Wales, including the Llanelli Millenium Coastal Path, the Botanical Gardens of Wales, Stackpole Gardens, Aberystwyth parkrun course, Llanfyllin and Llangefni parkrun course and Llangollen parkrun course.
The challenge will end on Sunday 6 October with the Manchester Half Marathon, where he hopes to set his Guinness World Records title for Furthest Distance Covered on Foot in One Week (ll S1).
Everyone at Special Olympics GB wishes Michael the best of luck with his challenge. You can follow his progress on his social media pages: Facebook Michael Beynon, X (Twitter): MichaelBeynon7, Instagram: michaelbeynon95.