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Waddington takes top spot in 100 mile event

Jock Waddington walking to the finnish line

Four consecutive Parish Walk titles, and now walking 100 miles and finishing 1st in Rotterdam's Centurion.

There's no stopping Jock Waddington, who won the endurance event last weekend, walking the distance in 20 hours, six minutes and 53 seconds.
 
Other Manx walkers also placed - Jane Foster came fourth, Jayne Farquhar placed 13th and Ed Walter tied with Louise Smith in 14th.  
 
Experienced walkers Simon Cox and Vinny Lynch were forced to retire from the event - Jock says there was a point when he didn't think he could do it: 
 

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