Woman, 63, runs 27 marathons in 27 days

A grandmother from Pembrokeshire hopes she has sprinted into the record books after completing 27 marathons in 27 consecutive days. Rosie Swale Pope, 63, ended her 707 mile (1,137km) charity journey in her home town of Tenby on Saturday.

Her final marathon was added at the last minute as a "lap of honour" paying tribute to those who had supported her. She is now awaiting official confirmation that she is the first woman to have completed the feat.



Mrs Swale Pope began running on Easter Monday in Tenby to raise money for children's hospices. Throughout her marathon challenge, the grandmother has been pulling the three-wheeled cart called Icebird she used on an epic 20,000-mile global run that took her almost five years.

The cart held her provisions and camping equipment as she ran across Europe, Russia, Asia and north America. As she had done during her round-the-world feat, she once again slept in her trusty cart during her latest challenge.