Michael ready for 100K Challenge

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.