75-year-old Ed Wilson crossed the finish line at 7.38 pm, completing the 48 mile route in 16 hours and 37 minutes.
Rita Hill (73) was the oldest woman to finish this year's Island Walk, in just under 19 hours.
The youngest was 10-year-old Élise Gardner - who got in just before midnight, after being on her feet all day.
The youngest boy was Philip de la Haye, whose 11 and finished in just under 17 hours.
Racing-wise, the first finisher this year shaved 7 minutes off last year's quickest time.
Euan McArthur completed the 48 miles in 8 hours 41 minutes.
Megan Buxton was the fastest female, completing the course in 10 hours 25 minutes.
1,480 walkers registered to take on the course around Jersey's coastline in its 35th anniversary year - after a record number of sign-ups.
Record number of walkers begin the Island Walk
The finishing rate was down from 80% to 60% this year, with 880 people crossing the line of the Waterfront.
They had set off from St Helier harbour at 3am, and early conditions were good with some cloud cover until mid-morning.
Temperatures later reached 27.2C, though that was cooler than the 2025 walk where it peaked at 32.4 C.
Since the walk started in 1991, it has raised more than £3 million for local charities.


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