Katie's marathon feat is no ordinary one

This was the first ultra event put on in the UK since the start of the pandemic and was very well organised.

There were more than 350 participants, the starts were staggered with individual pens of runners who set off every two minutes.

Parsons, who was running for the Hastings club HY Runners, completed the course in 5hr 5min and was ninth female over the line, a big achievement given the calibre of participants.

Parsons was very happy with her time, despite the very high temperatures.

She is held in high regard by her HY teammates and PT clients and all are looking forward to see what her next challenge will be.