Epic fundraising challenge to raise awareness of severe condition

Josh Fedrick is completing 10 fitness events to raise money for Huntington쫄챰뻣펄셲 disease research

Epic fundraising challenge to raise awareness of severe condition

Josh Fedrick is completing 10 fitness events to raise money for Huntington쫄챰뻣펄셲 disease research

11 March 2026

A man whose close family are living with an incurable condition is taking on 10 fitness challenges to raise money and awareness for the future.

Josh Fedrick is taking on the 쫄챰뻣펄쁇unting10쫄챰뻣펄� to support his cousins, Charly and Jono, who both have Huntington쫄챰뻣펄셲 disease (HD).

HD is a serious neurodegenerative condition that sees mobility and movement worsen over time and affects around 6,000 adults in the UK. It is an inherited condition, with a child having a 50% chance of developing the disease if they have a parent with the altered gene.

Josh Fedrick

Seeing his younger cousin, Charly now unable to live independently due to the severity of her symptoms, and inspired by his close-knit family, Josh was inspired to 쫄챰뻣펄쁤et up and do something쫄챰뻣펄�. So he mapped out 10 challenges to support research into the condition at the 쫄챰뻣펄 and the HD Association, starting with the 5K pasty and pie challenge in Exmouth this weekend.

While there is no cure for HD, research at the University has made strides into understanding the processes that cause it and aims to provide hope for the future.

Normally Huntington쫄챰뻣펄셲 disease symptoms don쫄챰뻣펄셳 develop until at least age 30, but in my cousin Charly it was in her early 20s, back in 2014. My mum and auntie have been amazing in their fundraising efforts for the University, so I thought: right 쫄챰뻣펄� it쫄챰뻣펄셲 my turn to get up and do something too.

I쫄챰뻣펄셫 a personal trainer so am naturally active, but I hate running! So starting with a running challenge is actually a big deal for me.

Included in my Hunting10 is also the Hyrox in Bologna, the 쫄챰뻣펄 Half Marathon and the three peaks 24-hour challenge, before culminating in a sprint triathlon at Blenheim Palace. It쫄챰뻣펄셲 going to be fun, but I know full well it won쫄챰뻣펄셳 be easy.

We쫄챰뻣펄셱e a really close-knit family and I쫄챰뻣펄셫 so pleased Charly will be there to cheer me on at Exmouth. I쫄챰뻣펄셶e just got to keep going and raising awareness of this condition, as you never know who it might affect.

Josh Fedrick

You can also follow Josh's progress on Instagram @jumpwithjoshy

The research that takes place into Huntington쫄챰뻣펄셲 here at 쫄챰뻣펄 is world-leading, and it쫄챰뻣펄셲 thanks to support from fundraisers that we쫄챰뻣펄셱e able to ensure it continues.

Josh쫄챰뻣펄셲 mum, Liz, and auntie, Sarahjane, have been amazing with the fundraising they have done for us over the years, and we쫄챰뻣펄셱e so touched that Josh is continuing it.

Ms Rachel Brown
Head of Development and Alumni Relations

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