Man aims to be fastest Parkinson's marathon runner

by Angela

A man is aiming to become the fastest person with Parkinson's disease to run a marathon.

Ben Karthauser from Backwell, North Somerset, is entering the London Marathon and has set himself a goal time of three hours and 15 minutes.

While preparing for the marathon, the 48 year old's wife asked the Guinness World Records about the category of fastest runner with Parkinson's, only to find one did not exist, so a category was created for him to enter.

"When I was diagnosed I was told exercise helps, and I thought 'thank God for that' as I enjoy running and want to keep going," he said.

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