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Fitness fanatics flock to Island

PICTURED (L-R): Dutch cyclists Greetje and Kor Kampinga, and Welsh writer Will Renwick.

Athletes can't resist Manx landscape

There's been a spike in the number of visitors making epic journeys to the Island.

A couple from the Netherlands recently found themselves here after traveling almost 500 miles by bicycle.

And over the weekend, a Welsh fitness enthusiast took up the challenge of running the Island's 95 miles of coastal footpaths.

Blogger and magazine columnist Will Renwick said the Island's natural beauty exceeded his expectations:

 

 

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