Liam Parker falls into second
1,378 people are currently battling the heat in the 2019 Manx Telecom Parish Walk.
The endurance race got underway at the NSC race track this morning at 8am.
Front runners Richard Gerrard and Liam Parker have made it to Peel, with Richard now lengthening his lead.
Manx Radio's Chris Cave had to jog to keep up with him:

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