A Cambridgeshire health buff hopes to set a weird new world report by crawling like a bear for twenty-four hours.
Moving on all-fours at a snail’s tempo of not more than 1mph, Liam Richardson additionally desires to lift £5,000 for psychological well being charity Mind.
Liam, who expects to cowl some 18 miles round Peterborough, mentioned his “solely concern goes to the bathroom”.
The private coach has put in additional than 1,000 hours of gruelling coaching forward of the problem, which is able to happen on Saturday (May 22).
Officials from Guinness World Records will monitor Liam’s try and bear crawl for twenty-four hours – the primary official timed try of its form.
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Hardest problem but
“It’s the toughest factor I’ve ever carried out,” mentioned Liam, who opened his Workout Hub fitness center in Peterborough final August.
Alongside the world report bid, Liam, 27, desires to lift funds to assist Mind CPSL, which covers Cambridgeshire, Peterborough, and South Lincolnshire.
“I take care of a variety of members on the fitness center who come for a metamorphosis. They’ve usually been by way of one thing mentally or bodily and it means their mindset is not there,” Liam defined.
“I wish to push myself and present folks you can actually do something for those who put your thoughts to it.”
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‘It’s simply pure arduous work’
It’s not the primary time Liam, from Ramsey in Cambridgeshire, has taken on a demanding bodily process to lift cash for good causes.
Last yr, he raised £4,000 for the NHS by doing a mega triathlon that concerned operating a marathon, biking a marathon, and field leaping the equal top of Ben Nevis.
Family and pals, together with his companion Paige, will be part of him on segments of this weekend’s problem, which is able to run from 1pm on Saturday to 1pm on Sunday.
He will take a minute break each 200 yards, permitting him to face up and have a drink or snack.
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“I’ve been coaching for a protracted, very long time. I simply wish to elevate as a lot consideration to the charity and the way essential it’s to psychological well being and the way robust you might be for those who put your thoughts to one thing,” Liam mentioned.
“There’s no expertise, it is simply pure arduous work and having the willpower.”
Liam will begin his bear crawl at his fitness center in Orton Southgate and can head to Ferry Meadows earlier than ending at Nando’s in Peterborough metropolis centre for a well-deserved meal.
You can support Liam’s fundraising effort here.
