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Monkey’s Great North Run World Record Attempt

This year our very own mascot, Monkey, will be taking on one of our biggest challenges to date: he’ll be attempting take on the Great North Run on 12th September in under 2 hours 15 minutes to set a new world record! Monkey is taking on this epic challenge not only to raise awareness for Mitochondrial Disease but also to raise vital funds to help us continue researching for better treatments for this currently incurable disease.

You can donate to Monkey’s epic challenge by clicking below:

If you’d like to see why Monkey is doing the Great North Run and also where we started, our visions and who you’ll be helping, please see our charity trailer below: