Smith Completes Gruelling Spine Race

Orran Smith completed the gruelling Montane Spine Race shortly before 4.30 on Thursday afternoon.

He set off from Edale in the High Peaks of Derbyshire on Sunday morning and ran almost non-stop for 104 hours 27minutes and 57 seconds (four-and-a-half days) with the exception of several short  breaks, but very little sleep.

On Wednesday evening, his partner, Nikki Arthur, posted: ‘Orran headed off into the Cheviots for the night with his running partner Clarens Olsson [Swedish]. He had two hours rest at Bellingham. He knows it’s just time to grind it out. He’s tired, emotional and ready for it to be over. l told him over £5,000 had been raised to stay on the IoM for people living with MS. Orran said that’s what will get him through.’