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Sichel out to break record held since 1882

William Sichel, the Scottish ultra-distance runner from Sanday in the Orkney Islands, has designs on the nation's oldest athletics record, writes Doug Gillon.

William Sichel, the Scottish ultra-distance runner from Sanday in the Orkney Islands, has designs on the nation's oldest athletics record, writes Doug Gillon.

They bred them tough back in 1882.