chris heyes

Manchester Marathon 2026

Why I am fundraising for Parkinson's UK

In 2026, I’m taking on a brutal challenge every month to raise money for Parkinson’s, starting with Manchester HYROX in January. The events I have locked in so far include:
HYROX | David Goggins’ 4×4×48 | Walking across England | Manchester Marathon | Cycling to Download Festival
There will be more challenges to come, each designed to push me to the limit.
Parkinson’s is progressive. It steals independence. And when that happens, it’s often our children who end up looking after us. That’s the future this fundraising is trying to change.
If you donate, do it for them — if for nobody else.
And if you’d like to join me for any part of this journey, even just one leg of the walk across England or a single 4-mile run in the Goggins 4×4×48, I’d love the company — we’ll push each other through the pain and make it as fun as pain can be.

My achievements

Thank you to my sponsors

£42.79

Ian Brown

BOOM! Keep going mate

£11.33

Squire Vincent Cain

Keep on truckin'

£21.84

Sid

Had wait for payday lol

£11.33

Steve Bentley

Well done fellas

£10

Marc Powell

£21.84

Ian Mills

Good luck mate. I might try and join you on a part of the walk 👍

£11.33

Paul Dowd

£40

Alan Brown

Well done on the Hadrian's Wall Walk lads

£5

Dan Beck

£11.33

Colin Mcguirk

Well done Chris!

£21.84

Debbie Lawton

Well done Chris and Ian.

£49

David Boggins

Dear Chris, Graeme told me all about this amazing. Challenge. So inspirational. You can be sure of it. All the best. Your friend Arne

£20

Matthew Beesley

£20

Nathan Cotterill

Good luck Chris!

£11.33

David Young

£6.11

George Kinsella

£10

Gavin Hall

£11.33

Tony Mcginn

Good luck Chris with all the challenge and well done with your fundraising.

£21.84

Jason Montgomery

£21.84

Anonymous

You will do anything not to empty those purge buckets won't you.!!!...all jokes aside, hat off to you and all taking part, thunder birds are go!!!

£5

Jack Whewell

<3

£5

David Bartels

£21.84

Sam Miller

Wow! Keep going 💪

£11.33

Matthew Kenny

£10

Marcis

£15

Jackie Wainwright

Well done Chris

£21.84

Paul Gallagher

Good luck Chris, it's a big challenge!

£32.23

Chris Bain

Following your walk with interest as we are also walking east to west - altho not all at once! Great effort for a brilliant cause - good luck and keep going 👍

£11.33

Danny J

The weather Gods are with you because you're doing a good thing for a great cause. Smash it lads .

£21.84

Paul Gorman

Good luck to you pair

£10

Ellie Brown

£11.33

Kamran Niknejad

£11.33

George I

£10

Anonymous

£11.33

Lisa

Thank you 🙏

£21.84

Brett Crook

£53.32

Ronald Heyes

Good luck Chris With Your Events To Raise Funds For Parkinson's UK, Love, MUM & Dad, YNWA.

£50

Jo

Love your work Chris! Inspirational x

£20

Yonca Towers

You will smash it x

£1

David Boggins