TWISTED Automotive is supporting an endurance athlete as he tackles 15 marathons in as many days to raise awareness of the beauty of the UK’s national parks.

Sean Conway, who is a brand ambassador for the Thirsk Land Rover firm, will be using his Twisted Defender Colonel Mustard as his support vehicle on the 1,600-mile road trip.

Between completing his two Yorkshire marathons, in the Dales and Moors, he is also visiting the new Twisted showroom, the Old Cinema in Thirsk on Tuesday evening to meet well-wishers.

Sean will be joined on the Yorkshire leg of his challenge by fellow Twisted ambassador Jasmine Harrison, who earlier this year became the youngest woman to complete a solo row of the Atlantic.

Between them, the pair will hold five separate world records.

Sean has cycled 8,500 miles around the coast of Australia, is the only man to have cycled, swum and run the length of Britain, he holds the world record for cycling unsupported across Europe, completing 4,000 miles in 24 days, and sailing the 700-mile route from Land’s End to John O’Groats in 83 hours, 53 minutes.

Twisted founder Charles Fawcett said: “Sean and Jasmine both perfectly embody the spirit of adventure pioneered by Twisted.

"Their adventurous spirit and our adventurous vehicles work so well together. "They are not show ponies, they are designed to be enjoyed and that’s exactly why we work with people like Sean.

“As we enter a new era and Covid restrictions are finally lifted, people want to get out and enjoy the fresh air and countryside again – but they must respect their surroundings.

“The marathons are Sean’s love letter to our national parks.

We are lucky to have some incredible landscapes and as people do get out and about more, it’s vital that we protect our countryside and treat it with the respect it deserves."