Career
1971: 61 peaks in 23h37m
1972: 63 peaks in 23h35m
1975: 72 peaks, claimed to involve over 100 miles and about 38,000 feet of ascent in 23h20m
1973: The Welsh 3000s - the 14 peaks of Snowdonia in 4h46m
1974: The Pennine Way: 3 days and 4 hours
1983: The Lakes, Meres and Waters circuit of 105 miles in 19h20m
1986: (age 50) completed the Wainwrights in 7 days
1997: (age 60) ran 60 Lakeland fell tops in 36 hours
2006: (age 70) ran 70 Lakeland fell tops, covering more than 50 miles and ascending more than 25,000 feet, in under 21 hours. He was appointed an Administration Member of the Order of the British Empire for his services to sport and charity, and is included as one of Britain’s top 100 sports personalities in the 2007 book Best of British: Hendo’s Sporting Heroes, by sports journalist Jon Henderson. Naylor is the subject of a biography by Keith Richardson, and his fell running exploits are covered in detail in Steve Chilton"s lieutenant"s a hill, get over it: fell running"s history and characters.