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"I went through a full range of waterproofs!” Ultra runner Tom Hollins on the kit he used for his record-breaking Wainwrights run

Alfred Wainwright Lake District the Lake District
Tom Hollins climbs in the Wainwrights.

Fancy a challenge? 51-year-old ultra-runner Tom Hollins just smashed the self-supported record for the gruelling Wainwrights challenge.

The British athlete trekked over 300 miles / 482.3km and climbed all 214 Lake District peaks in 8 days, 9 hours, and 44 minutes. He demolished the previous record in freezing winter conditions over snow-covered, rocky terrain.

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