A fell runner has said he is “incredibly proud” to break the record of a 103-mile (167km) route previously set by the “legendary” Joss Naylor.
Kim Collison, 45, linked up a “phenomenal run” involving 26 lakes, meres and waters and more than 6,500m (21,325ft) of ascent in the Lake District on Monday, finishing in a time of 18 hours, 50 minutes and 34 seconds.
Veteran fell runner Naylor, known as ‘King of the Fells’, set the route’s previously unbeaten record of 19 hours and 14 minutes in 1983.
Collison, who lives in the Lake District, said he went from a “pain cave” to “pure elation”, and passing Naylor’s house was a “real high point”.
