Dean Morgan has retained the Parish Walk title, winning this year’s event in a time of 15 hours 33 minutes and 18 seconds.

The 2023 victor finished 12 minutes 36 seconds ahead of 2022 champion Paul Atherton and Callum Gawne who were joint runners up.

Morgan’s time was just outside the 15.27:03 he clocked last year.

The top three were the only ones to complete the gruelling 85-mile course on the day they started it, with the bulk of the finishers expected on Douglas Promenade in the early hours of Sunday morning.

Coming home just before 1am was Ryan Surridge in fourth, while Lorna Gleave was first woman home in fifth, finishing just after 1.26am in a time of 17 hours 26 minutes 13 seconds. This was very similar to the time of 17.27:31 she recorded on her way to victory last year.

Connor Gilbert rounded out the top six, a further 15 minutes down on Gleave.

A total of 1,009 began the popular annual event at 8am at the NSC athletics track. Of those, 960 made it to Rushen and 753 to the 32-mile point at Peel.

There were precisely 128 finishers.

More in this week’s Isle of Man Examiner and Manx Independent.