
by Steve Birkinshaw
appears in Running.
In 1986, the legendary fell runner Joss Naylor completed a continuous circuit of all 214 Wainwright fells in the Lake District, covering a staggering distance of over 300 miles plus many thousands of metres of ascent in only seven days and one hour.Those in the know thought that this record would never be beaten. It is the ultimate British ultr...
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