Burnham-Clacton Pier mile run challenge, Nigel Farage, Count Binface & the rest


19:30 Fri, 07 Aug 2026

In earlier blog posts about my nomination in the Clacton by-election, I suggested that running for office should involve some real running.

The incumbent candidate presents himself as a champion of the imperial units of measure and the contest to be the first person to run one mile under four minutes was a legendary grudge match between and Englishman and an Australian.

In honour of the effort exerted by Roger Bannister and John Landy, I sat comfortably at my desk looking at the screen and trying to work out the best route to run a mile finishing at the world famous Clacton Pier.

What I found came as a shock: the mile starts at Burnham Court, aptly named for the new Prime Minister of the UK, Andy Burnham.

I put it to the other candidates and the media and we'll see whether anybody wants to give it a go.

Burnham Court, Clacton Pier, mile, Nigel Farage, Count Binface, Daniel Pocock, Essex Lion

 

Burnham Court, Clacton Pier, mile, Nigel Farage, Count Binface, Daniel Pocock, Essex Lion

 

Daniel Pocock, athletics, Walthamstow, 1500 meters

 

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