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Preparing To Run 800 MILES+ In 8 Days (LEJOG WORLD RECORD Attempt)

25th May 2019

On 25th May 2019, James Williams will start an attempt to break a world record for running from the bottom of Great Britain to the top – Land’s End to John o’ Groats (LEJOG).

To complete it, he will need to run around 100 miles a day.
– Distance: Nearly 850 miles
– Time: Less than 9 days, 2 hours, 26 minutes
– Running: Around 100 miles/18 hours per day
– Sleep: 4 hours per night

We caught up with the Saucony Ambassador ahead of his Guinness World Records attempt to look through his kit, food and talk about his preparations.

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