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2026 Parish Walk takes place today

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Participants to set off from NSC at 8am

Around 1,200 people are set to take on the 2026 Parish Walk which gets underway on Island this morning (20 June).

The mass-participation occasion sees people take on all or part of a gruelling 85-mile course around the Isle of Man.

It gets underway on the NSC athletics track at 8am, with those looking to complete the entire course facing a 24-hour time limit.

The Under-21 race will finish in Peel.

A number of road closures and diversions are in place today as a result - you can find details here.

And a word of warning for participants looking to go all the way - Race Director Ray Cox says the toughest part of the course mentally is the stretch between Dalby and Bride:

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