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Pub Crawl Record Attempt
Darrell Jones is trying to elevate the pub crawl to a competitive sport. Well, at least he's wearing his track suit!
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Overview
From the Crown Inn to the Spread Eagle, over the road to the Swan, a quick one in the Market Inn and just time for another in the Horse and Jockey. Darrell Jones has a tough training regime but if he wants to take the world pub crawl record he's going to have to up his game to 26 pubs in all. Peter Green catches up with this unlikely sporting hero at Newhall in Derbyshire who is training during his lunch break - a bad move if he's intending to attend an afternoon meeting or two.
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