Land’s End to John O’Groats: Hongkonger takes dodging cars and snow showers in his stride on 17-day run of length of UK
The constant flow of cars brings no respite for Kenneth Chan as he plods 1,300km in brutal weather
No one likes traffic at the best of times, but when you are 12 days into a 1,300-kilometre run it can become beyond a nuisance.
That was the case for Kenneth Chan Wai-tik as he ran the length of the UK from John O’Groats to Land's End.
“Everyone is focused on the distance, they think it must be tough,” he said. “But in fact it is not. I didn’t feel tired in the body, but I felt tired in the brain because of the traffic.”
As Chan reached the southwest of the UK at the start of April, the country roads became narrow and hedges on either side would force him to run away from the safety of the side the road.
“You have to focus on the traffic or you get bad treatment, especially for heavy goods vehicles,” he said.
The traffic was an “unexpected challenge”, but so was the weather.
