The Country To Capital is a longstanding fixture in the ultra calendar. A 43 mile run from Wendover to London is a great way to kick start January. Or at least a good way to realise how unfit you've got over Christmas.

Hear how Jon got on running in the mud and the canal tow path. Did he fall in? Was he chased by a cow?

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For the race head to www.gobeyondsport.co.uk