• Hill won Commonwealth gold and Boston Marathon in 1970
  • Accrington-born athlete ran every day for a record 52 years

The former British marathon runner Ron Hill has died at the age of 82.

Hill, who won gold in the marathon at the 1969 European Athletics Championships in Athens, was the second man to break the two hours and 10 minutes barrier in the discipline.

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