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Oct 2024
32m 58s

Jonny Davies: how I ran 960km in 11 days

RUNNER'S WORLD UK
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Over the past few years, Jonny Davies has amassed a huge online following by documenting his running and setting himself a series of increasingly difficult running challenges. His latest, Run the Capitals, saw him run to the capitals of the UK and Ireland – a distance of 960km that he completed in just over 11 days. Here him talk about his training, injury-p ... Show More
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