Down’s Syndrome runner Joseph Adams says “80s rock music” helped him to the finish line, completing over 60 miles in just six days.
Joseph Adams celebrates with friends after running the Altrincham 10K. (Image: Cameron Fillery, SWNS)
Joseph, 21, has raised £350,000 for his local football club’s disability sports project. He ran 6.2 miles twice a day through European cities before ending in his hometown Altrincham, Greater Manchester.
Joseph had run little more than a mile before beginning his “No Limits” challenge in Amsterdam.
But he said: “I was so happy to finish and see all of my friends in the crowd. I really struggled with the heat but with the help of extra malt loaf and 80s rock music, I was able to make it.”
Dad Phil, 57, said: “Joseph is a big swimmer – he won gold at the Down’s Syndrome world championships. We thought we would go for a bigger challenge.”
