Gary Shaughnessy, Chair of Parkinson's UK Board of Trustees, and Andy Tucker planned to attempt breaking not one, but three world records in 24 hours. And in the process, raise vital funds to fund pioneering research to drive forward new treatments for Parkinson's.

The current situation with coronavirus means that the trio of world records attempts cant go ahead as originally planned. But Parkinson's hasn't stopped for coronavirus, so neither will we. The three-legged race will be going ahead, virtually!

"Those who know me, will know that I never let my Parkinsons hold me back. So Andy and I are still planning to break the 24hour three-legged world record of 116km on 17 October and would like people to join us virtually for part of the way - creating the largest three-legged event in the world - ever!

While we are trying to beat 116km, we'd love to have more than 768 pairs join us virtually and spur us on. We're asking people around the world, complying with your local social distancing guidelines, to challenge yourself to your own three-legged challenge of at least 200m. So grab your partner a member of your family or a friend, don your leg tie and join us for this exciting world beating event!!" Gary Shaughnessy

Three ways to get involved!

1. Sign up - Join our three-legged world record attempt by signing up through the below link. Its £5 per person or £2.50 for for under 18s, over 60's, students and people with Parkinsons.

2. Donate - If taking part isn't for you but you would like to donate instead, you can do so on this JustGiving page by selecting the donate button above.

3. Sign up and set up your own JustGiving page too - Join the challenge and fundraise through your own JustGiving page. Your page will be connected to this campaign page so we can see the whole groups total! To do this, you will need to sign up first, we will then send you instructions on setting up your JustGiving page.

Join us and sign up now - https://www.parkinsons.org.uk/events/three-legged-challenge