Jock Waddington gave another fantastic performance to retain his Isle of Man Parish Walk title on Saturday night.

Waddington completed the gruelling 85-mile course in 15 hours 45 minutes and 56 seconds.

"I'm surprised but very happy. Not many people have retained the Parish Walk trophy and it's a fantastic feeling."

Janice Quirk became the fastest women ever with a second-place finish in a time of 15:58:35, 18 minutes faster than Sandra Brown's 1998 record.

Mark Hempsall was third in a time of 16:20:45 with Sue Biggart claiming an impressive fourth in 16:28:41.

Eammon Harkin and Michael Readshaw completed the top six.

A record 187 walkers completed the race within the 24-hour time limit.

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