A RECORD-BREAKING time has been set in the annual Pennine Way Spine Race.

Jasmin Paris, from Edinburgh, won this year's Montane Spine Race after finishing in a record time of 83 hours, 12 minutes and 23 seconds.

She is the first woman to win it outright and did so whilst expressing for breastfeeding at checkpoints along the route.

A non-stop race along the 268-mile length of the Pennine Way, the Spine Race includes checkpoints at Alston, Greenhead, Bellingham and Byrness before finishing in Town Yetholm in the Scottish Borders.

MONTANE® Spine® Race

  • Distance: 420km/268 miles
  • Overall ascent: 13,135m/43,093ft
  • Overall descent: 13,255m/43,487ft Highest point: 892m/2,926ft (Cross Fell)
  • Start: 08:00, Sunday, 13 January 2019
  • Time limit: 168hrs (seven days)

From the start in Edale, Derbyshire, on Sunday morning, 35-year-old Paris accumulated a total of seven hours 45 minutes rest time before finishing on Wednesday night.

The lead was tied on Tuesday where both Paris and Spain's Eugeni Roselló Solé began the day by increasing their lead over third-placed Eoin Keith. The pair continued to run together until they reached the Alston checkpoint, 194 miles into the race.

It was there that Paris pushed on ahead of Roselló Solé after just 45 minutes. She built up a commanding lead over him, which she then maintained to the end.

Eoin Keith, from the Republic of Ireland, came in second, arriving the morning after Jasmin in a time of 98:18:23.

The seven-day race is widely regarded as one of the most gruelling endurance races in the worlds due to its treacherous terrain and unpredictable weather conditions.