A Pride of Britain winner will attempt to break the Guinness World Record for the greatest distance covered on a treadmill in one week to raise $1million for charity.
Jamie McDonald, from Gloucester, has already spent the past 11 months taking part in 197 marathons in a coast-to-coast trip across America spanning 5,500 miles.
His trip will end on March 27 in Gloucester, Massachussetts, and just a month later his fundraising efforts will culminate in tackling yet another feat of endurance.
Mr McDonald, 32, who has already raised $1million (£760,000) in the past five years, hopes to smash current record of 513.97 miles in a week, held by Marcio Villar.
As a child, the adventurer suffered from a rare spinal condition called syringomyelia, which saw him spending the first nine years of his life in and out of hospital.
Jamie McDonald, from Gloucester, will attempt to break the Guinness World Record for the greatest distance covered on a treadmill in one week to raise $1million for charity
The adventurer has already spent the past 11 months taking part in 197 marathons in a coast-to-coast trip across America spanning 5,500 miles while wearing an Adventureman costume
The condition, paired with a weak immune system and epilepsy, meant his health was so poor that his family feared he might lose his mobility altogether.
But at age nine his symptoms eased, allowing him to slowly become more active. The experience shaped Mr McDonald, and since then he has dedicated his life to raising money to help other sick children.
He said: 'I hope it's with another world record under my belt, but I have to be prepared for the fact that it might not be.
'I will need to run more than 73 miles a day for seven days to even equal the current record.
'The equivalent of three marathons a day for a week is terrifying, but I'll never be in better shape to try. I've run through freezing rainforest downpours and the Arizona desert summer.
'I've been caught up in a freak flood that devastated a town, camped in places surrounded by bears, cougars, mountain lions, spiders and snakes – if I didn't have video proof even I'm not sure I'd believe me! – and I've listened to some heart-breaking stories from the children I've met in hospitals over the last five thousand miles.
'But each injury and each twist and turn has only made me stronger and more determined.'
Mr McDonald's coast-to-coast trip began at the westernmost point of the United States – Cape Alava in Washington – on April 10, 2018.
Running in a superhero costume designed by one of his young supporters, Connor Reddy, Mr McDonald has made regular stops at the children's hospitals he is supporting along the way.
His overall goal is to ensure no child goes without treatment they need but can't access or afford.
Along the way, Mr McDonald has been meeting with sick kids his charity fundraising efforts have been helping
Mr McDonald's coast-to-coast trip began at the westernmost point of the United States – Cape Alava in Washington – on April 10, 2018
Mr McDonald has been raising money for hospitals in each state he runs through, as well as the registered charity he co-founded and volunteers his time for - Superhero Foundation.
It grants money to families for treatment they might not otherwise be able to have, having given more than £300,000 out to children in need so far.
Mr McDonald added: 'I'm nearly at the end of the US leg of the challenge, but again, I can't count my chickens!
'I hope people will still continue to support me as I pick up where I left off in Gloucester, Massachusetts, after a couple of weeks in the UK with my family. All I can ask is, please do keep donating.
'My fundraising goal was $1million, and although we're some way off that right now, I'm still holding out hope we can get closer to it! Please keep sharing, and please keep believing that we can make the world a better place for sick kids everywhere.'
Jamie McDonald will make his world record attempt between 1pm on April 29 and 1pm on May 6, 2019, at Merchants Square in Gloucester Quays.
You can donate to his cause here.
Mr McDonald said: 'Please keep sharing, and please keep believing that we can make the world a better place for sick kids everywhere'
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