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Gary Shaughnessy is raising money for Personal Best Foundation

Team: GarysChallenges 2026

Great North Run 2026 · 13 September 2026 · Start fundraising for this event

Personal Best Foundation provides children and young people from disadvantaged backgrounds and communities with the opportunity to participate and achieve their personal best, breaking down social inequalities and improving their health and wellbeing.

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Thanks for taking the time to visit my JustGiving page.

Starting from February 2026 and continuing for a year, I will once more be taking on a range of sporting challenges to raise funds and awareness for Parkinson's UK and for The Personal Best Foundation .

The Z Zurich Foundation have also kindly agreed to match all individual donations up to a total of £20,000.

As I’ll be starting around my 60th birthday, I couldn’t help but begin by following last year’s 30 sports in 30 days plan with 60 sports while I’m 60 -from cycling on a penny farthing to fencing, a special 250th year cricket match, Pole vault, steeplechase, baseball, wheelchair basketball, squash, cannicross, carriage driving, polo and plenty more. *

Several marathons, starting with Seville on Feb 15th, the authentic London marathon , Berlin and , hopefully, a 3 day ultramarathon at the end of 2026 that starts in Argentina and crosses the Andes into Chile

A cycle ride down the west coast of the US along with Parkinson's cyclists from across the world.

A cycle across Europe from Andermat to the Isle of Man stopping in the middle to run the Great North Run. * ( cycling spaces only*)

Running the Circle line above ground *

60 peaks fell running in the Lake District* (experience dependent)

Each year over the last 11 years of my sports challenges has been made particularly special by the support of so many brilliant people. If you’d like to join on one of the events or have a suggestion for a sport that you can help me try, please contact me at gshaug7741@aol.com. The events marked * may still have space.

It’s going to be a fun 12 months

Thanks for your help. I really appreciate it.

Donation summary

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£230.00
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£230.00
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