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A fitness fanatic from Birmingham has achieved the remarkable feat of running along every one of the city's 8,000 streets.

Nigel Beecroft, 60, embarked on his epic 2,500-mile journey two years ago after growing tired of his usual running route.

The Harborne resident began jogging every morning and evening, documenting his progress with fitness tracking app Strava. On Friday, October 17, Nigel completed his final streets to reach a total of 7,998 before celebrating his achievement with a pint in his local pub.

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The associate director said: "It started as a bit of a quirky idea but I got more and more into it. It became a bit of an obsession to complete Birmingham .

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