London Marathon: Hannah Cox's 100 marathons in 100 days

The soles of Hannah Cox's trainers tell their own story. Patched up with pieces of a car tyre and orange with dust, it's clear they have covered a lot more ground than just a solitary marathon. While many people who have run a marathon might wake up the next day barely able to get down the stairs, vowing 'never again', consider this - what if you now had another 26.2 miles to run? And then another, and another and another. For 100 consecutive days? Across India? On top of that, until 18 months ago, you had never run. This is the epic and emotional adventure that is stamped into those trainers. Hannah shared the roads with plenty of companions For several years, Cox had an ambitious route in mind - she just hadn't decided how she would travel along it. Following her father's death in 2011, the 41-year-old had become increasingly fascinated by her Indian heritage and in particular with a 4,200km route used by the British in the 19th century to implement a controversial salt tax during its rule over India, a customs barrier which included the Great Hedge of India. When she met up with a friend in the summer of 2024 who asked her if she was "still obsessed with that hedge", she decided

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