University of Birmingham<\/a> who will be with me the entire trip.<\/p>\n“I’ve got a driver set up for me too, there’s a lot of thought in this challenge because there has to be.<\/p>\n
“We’re looking at starting each marathon at 6am and expect it to last between six to eight hours. Then it’s the process of travelling, getting to the hotel, eating and starting again the next morning.”<\/p>\n
Whilst the 57-year-old can walk, Andy’s mobility has become limited due to a progressive condition called Mixed Connective Tissue Disease (MCTD).<\/p>\n
The incurable disease leads to muscle weakness and joint pain which can lead to a fatal cardiac arrest for the man from Acocks Green.<\/p>\n
This means Andy will be completing the ten marathons in his wheelchair and he spoke about the motivational reason behind the challenge.<\/p>\n
Andy added: “It supports the disabled community and shows you can thrive, achieve and develop.<\/p>\n
“I’m doing this to thrust inspiration into people’s laps and hope people understand more about disabilities, conditions and barriers that people face.<\/p>\n
“When you’re born with a disability, or acquire one, it becomes a case of a continuous fight.<\/p>\n
“Rather than get on with life, it can become a way of coping and surviving and some people get told they can’t play sport anymore.<\/p>\n
“I’m raising awareness to show anything is possible and you can achieve whatever you want.”<\/p>\n
To donate to Andy’s JustGiving page ahead of his marathon challenge, you can click here <\/a>for more information.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Brummie Andy Craddock will complete ten consecutive marathons this summer in his wheelchairWheelchair user Andy Craddock is hoping…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":53845,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7820],"tags":[855,983,748,347,28690,393,4884,1888,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-53844","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-birmingham","8":"tag-birmingham","9":"tag-birmingham-city-centre","10":"tag-britain","11":"tag-disability","12":"tag-disability-sports","13":"tag-england","14":"tag-great-britain","15":"tag-strictly-come-dancing","16":"tag-uk","17":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/114408023909962386","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/53844","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=53844"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/53844\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/53845"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=53844"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=53844"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=53844"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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Wheelchair user Andy Craddock is hoping to raise awareness and motivation in his ‘hardest’ challenge yet(Image: Robson McCallister\/BirminghamLive)<\/p>\n![\"The](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/20250424_112711.jpg\")
The marathon challenge will see Andy visit ten English cities to raise money for charity(Image: Andy Craddock)<\/p>\n