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Sunderland man wins seven marathons on seven continents race

A former boxer has become the first British person to win a seven marathons on seven continents in seven days challenge.

Paul Holborn, 40, from Sunderland, won the World Marathon Challenge by running 26.2 miles (42.2km) in Antarctica, South Africa, Australia, UAE, Spain, Brazil and USA all within a week.

Mr Holborn, who now lives in Texas, had never completed a marathon before signing up for the event 19 months ago, but felt “depressed” after giving up on his fitness.

He said the challenge “seemed so impossible” and that “just the thought of doing one marathon was always crazy”.


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