A wheelchair user, who is doing a virtual long-distance ‘pushathon’, has been invited to take her challenge to the qualifying day of the British GT Championships.

Sharon Mynard, of Quainton, is aiming to complete her 2,795-mile virtual journey around the coast of Great Britain on July 26.

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This will mark 40 years since the day she broke her neck in a horse-riding accident, which left her paralysed and confined to a wheelchair from the age of 16.

To help her achieve this feat, Sharon – who has around 170 miles left to go – has been invited to push around the Snetterton Circuit in Norfolk after the qualifying day of the Intelligent Money British GT Championship ended on Saturday, June 17.

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The 56-year-old, who has carried out the majority of her challenge at the large stud and livery she runs near Aylesbury, said: “I knew I’d be able to handle the mileage but the time commitment has been hard.

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“At the moment, we’re foaling so I’m up with the mares a lot at night, and tired.

“It’s also hard on everybody else around me.

“If we go away, I have to find somewhere to push or make sure that I’ve got some miles in the bank.”

She added: “I was really lucky to have somebody donate about six pairs of weight-lifting gloves, and they’ve been brilliant.

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Bucks Free Press: Sharon Mynard with her pushathon jacketSharon Mynard with her pushathon jacket (Image: Brain Tumour Research)

“I’m coming to the end of them now, but they should be able to make it to the end of the challenge.

“I also have a new chair.

“My old one is still going and I’m doing most of the pushing in that, but the new one’s there as a back-up.”

To support Sharon’s fundraiser, visit https://givepenny.com/sharonmynard_pushathon.