Veteran marathon runner from Warkworth Jim Manford clocks up his 60th country

Jim Manford at the start of the Banja Luka marathon.Jim Manford at the start of the Banja Luka marathon.
Jim Manford at the start of the Banja Luka marathon.
A veteran Warkworth marathon runner has been clocking up even more miles on his travels.

In the past few weeks, 79-year-old Jim Manford has completed marathons in Banja Luka, in Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Tirana, in Albania, to bring up the 60th different country in which he has run a marathon.

He has also run a marathon in five continents.

By running in Albania, Manford has now achieved the feat of having run in all 46 countries in Europe that hold an accredited road marathon.

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