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Callum Gawne breaks the 2026 Parish Walk record 

Picture credit: Manx Radio

Lorna Gleave and Samantha Bowden were joint winners in the women's race 

History was made at the 2026 Parish Walk as Callum Gawne crossed the finish line in 14 hours and 22 minutes. 

The Onchan resident, who won for the second year in a row, broke Richard Gerrard's previous record set in 2015 by 17 minutes.

Callum says the aim was to go under 15 hours. 

He spoke to Manx Radio shortly after crossing the finish line around 10.30pm on Saturday (20 June):

Frenchman Vincent De Bontin finished second, with Simon Gawne rounding up the top three. 

Lorna Gleave and Samantha Bowden were joint winners in the women's race in just over 17 hours. 

They told Darren Timson they were 'made up' to be able to walk together:

Around 1,200 people took on the 85-mile walk. 

Alex Townell was the last walker to cross the finish line just before 8am at 23 hours and 53 minutes.

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