King of the Fells
0
0 Reviews
2024
16min
Fell running is a demanding endurance sport and Joss Naylor ran with all his heart. Fuelled by apple cake and Guinness, the English sheep farmer from the Lake District, an idyllic part of north-west England, broke multiple long-distance running records. In 1971, he ran the fastest known time on Britain's National Three Peaks, a record that stands today; aged 50, he ran all 214 Wainwrights in seven days; when he turned 60, he ran 60 Lakeland fell tops in 36 hours; and at 70, he ran 70 fells. This short film details his modest approach to an almost unimaginable yet enduring challenge.
Storyline
Fell running is a demanding endurance sport and Joss Naylor ran with all his heart. Fuelled by apple cake and Guinness, the English sheep farmer from the Lake District, an idyllic part of north-west England, broke multiple long-distance running records. In 1971, he ran the fastest known time on Britain's National Three Peaks, a record that stands today; aged 50, he ran all 214 Wainwrights in seven days; when he turned 60, he ran 60 Lakeland fell tops in 36 hours; and at 70, he ran 70 fells. This short film details his modest approach to an almost unimaginable yet enduring challenge.
Released
21 November 2024
Runtime
16min
Director
Genre
Status
Released
Language
English
Production
Offbeat, The Guardian
Cast
More like this
A Toxic Love Story
6.367
The Final: Attack on Wembley
6.394
Trainwreck: Balloon Boy
5.804
Come See Me in the Good Light
7.2
180° South
7.2
To Kill a Tiger
7.578
14 Peaks: Nothing Is Impossible
7.326
My Mom Jayne
8.009
Don't F*#% With John Wick
7.452
The Crystal Calls - Making The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance
7.5
The Class of ‘92
7.1
Black Sheep
7.2
Naqoyqatsi
6.171
McQueen
7.449
Extremis
6.933
In the Realms of the Unreal
7.2
Gascoigne
6.4
Directed by John Ford
7
Aquaman: Heroines of Atlantis
6.2
Mountain
6.924