Get Inspired: The Folk of the Pennines

As part of his three-part Radio 4 programme celebrating 50 years of the Pennine Way, Mark Radcliffe finds out more about the route's biggest challenge - the Spine Race.

Dubbed Britain's Most Brutal Race it is a 268 mile, non-stop run/walking challenge along the entire Pennine Way.

It doesn't have to be tackled in such a rush though - to find out more about walking the Pennine Way at a more leisurely pace read this.