Liam Parker has won this year’s Manx Telecom Parish Walk after completing the epic 85-mile course in 15hrs 36mins 59secs, making him the youngest competitor to win since Lee Cain in 1996. Breaking the ladies record, Karen Chiarello was second crossing the line in 15hrs 53mins 44secs, and Adam Killip third.

Commenting on the success of this year’s event, Manx Telecom CEO, Gary Lamb, thanked everyone who took part, the organising team for all of their hard work over many months, and everyone who supported the walkers and helped to make it a fantastic day for the whole community.

In addition to the thousands of people at the roadside, supporters also shared in the fun thanks to innovative online including Pic2Go and Snapchat Geofilters. Pic2Go allowed 592 walkers who registered to have official event photos uploaded to their own individual Facebook page. Snapchat Geofilters were used for the first time at the Parish Walk this year, and photos uploaded from selected locations around the course had fun overlays showing where and when the photo was taken. A special Parish Walk page on the Manx Telecom website – www.manxtelecom.com/parishwalk – meant that friends could track the progress of up to 10 walkers via smartphone, tablet or PC.

Photo - A happy finisher celebrating with his family.