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| Scottish runner finishes ultra-marathon two hours ahead of competitors | Scottish runner finishes ultra-marathon two hours ahead of competitors |
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| Anna Rutherford finished hours ahead of the other 600 runners in the Bamburgh Castle to Edinburgh Castle race | Anna Rutherford finished hours ahead of the other 600 runners in the Bamburgh Castle to Edinburgh Castle race |
| A Scottish ultra-runner finished so far ahead in a 100-mile race that she was already home by the time the rest of the field crossed the line. | A Scottish ultra-runner finished so far ahead in a 100-mile race that she was already home by the time the rest of the field crossed the line. |
| Anna Rutherford ran the inaugural Rat Race between Bamburgh Castle in Northumberland and Edinburgh Castle in 17 hours and 23 minutes – more than two hours ahead of the closest male competitor. | Anna Rutherford ran the inaugural Rat Race between Bamburgh Castle in Northumberland and Edinburgh Castle in 17 hours and 23 minutes – more than two hours ahead of the closest male competitor. |
| The mother-of-three told how she sang Dolly Parton's 9 to 5 to keep herself going during the race and even diverted to check if a man flat on his back on a golf course was ok. | The mother-of-three told how she sang Dolly Parton's 9 to 5 to keep herself going during the race and even diverted to check if a man flat on his back on a golf course was ok. |
| However, the lawyer, 43, completed the race and was back home in Peebles as the other 600 competitors finished in the early hours of Sunday. | However, the lawyer, 43, completed the race and was back home in Peebles as the other 600 competitors finished in the early hours of Sunday. |
| Anna, originally from Milngavie, near Glasgow, began the race in the grounds of Bamburgh Castle at about 07:00 on Saturday and crossed the finish line just after 00:30 on Sunday. | Anna, originally from Milngavie, near Glasgow, began the race in the grounds of Bamburgh Castle at about 07:00 on Saturday and crossed the finish line just after 00:30 on Sunday. |
| The route followed the east coast through Berwickshire, the Borders and East Lothian before reaching the finish at the Ross Bandstand in Edinburgh's Princes Street Gardens. | The route followed the east coast through Berwickshire, the Borders and East Lothian before reaching the finish at the Ross Bandstand in Edinburgh's Princes Street Gardens. |
| Anna said she only overtook the man leading the race before her about half-way through, meaning she ran the final 50 miles by herself and finished two hours ahead of the first male and five ahead of the next fastest woman. | |
| She said she took to singing Dolly Parton's country hit as she ran up the Royal Mile towards the finish, before heading home to sleep. | She said she took to singing Dolly Parton's country hit as she ran up the Royal Mile towards the finish, before heading home to sleep. |
| "I was singing 9 to 5 running up the Royal Mile and everyone was singing along with me," she told BBC Scotland News. | "I was singing 9 to 5 running up the Royal Mile and everyone was singing along with me," she told BBC Scotland News. |
| "Because the race finished in Princes Street Gardens, you couldn't make a lot of noise, so I collected my medal and my parents had waited at the finish line for me. | "Because the race finished in Princes Street Gardens, you couldn't make a lot of noise, so I collected my medal and my parents had waited at the finish line for me. |
| "It was beyond my wildest dreams to run 100 miles in that time. But I just went home and went straight to bed." | "It was beyond my wildest dreams to run 100 miles in that time. But I just went home and went straight to bed." |
| Anna, who had to wear a head-torch for part of the race, crossed the finish line in Princes Street Gardens after more than 17 hours | Anna, who had to wear a head-torch for part of the race, crossed the finish line in Princes Street Gardens after more than 17 hours |
| At one point, while she was passing a golf course near Gullane in East Lothian, Anna spotted a man lying on his back and went to check on him. | At one point, while she was passing a golf course near Gullane in East Lothian, Anna spotted a man lying on his back and went to check on him. |
| "He said he was just 'looking at the stars' so I had to crack on," she said. | "He said he was just 'looking at the stars' so I had to crack on," she said. |
| Anna said she went through an intense training period leading up to the race, which led to a hospital visit after she began experiencing headaches and feeling faint. | Anna said she went through an intense training period leading up to the race, which led to a hospital visit after she began experiencing headaches and feeling faint. |
| She said she was running about 120 miles (193km) a week at the height of her training schedule. | She said she was running about 120 miles (193km) a week at the height of her training schedule. |
| Stock cubes, pretzels and Paris | Stock cubes, pretzels and Paris |
| Anna previously shattered the women's record for running the Southern Upland Way in 2021, completing the 212-mile course from Portpatrick to Cockburnspath in 62 hours and 34 minutes. | Anna previously shattered the women's record for running the Southern Upland Way in 2021, completing the 212-mile course from Portpatrick to Cockburnspath in 62 hours and 34 minutes. |
| Back then, she credited eating stock cubes provided by a support van with helping her to complete the cross-country route. | Back then, she credited eating stock cubes provided by a support van with helping her to complete the cross-country route. |
| This time, she said she mixed stock powder with pretzels and took on gels and hydration at 10-mile stopping points along the route. | This time, she said she mixed stock powder with pretzels and took on gels and hydration at 10-mile stopping points along the route. |
| However, she managed to miss one feeding point, where she had stashed some hydration gels and a note of support from her son. | However, she managed to miss one feeding point, where she had stashed some hydration gels and a note of support from her son. |
| She said she took inspiration from hero and Barkley Marathon finisher, Jasmine Paris, to overcome the mental blocks on the run. | She said she took inspiration from hero and Barkley Marathon finisher, Jasmine Paris, to overcome the mental blocks on the run. |
| She said: "It doesn't matter what the distance is, about 70 or 80% of the way through, it is going to feel really hard because you've done the hardest bit, you are getting tired, but there is still a long way to go. | She said: "It doesn't matter what the distance is, about 70 or 80% of the way through, it is going to feel really hard because you've done the hardest bit, you are getting tired, but there is still a long way to go. |
| "In a way, I just embraced it. There's a lot of really, really good ultra-runners out there, who talk about the psychology of getting into this pain cave and just knowing that and almost looking forward to it. | "In a way, I just embraced it. There's a lot of really, really good ultra-runners out there, who talk about the psychology of getting into this pain cave and just knowing that and almost looking forward to it. |
| "Someone like Jasmine Paris, her saying 'just watch me' before she did the Barkley Marathons, I found that very humbling." | "Someone like Jasmine Paris, her saying 'just watch me' before she did the Barkley Marathons, I found that very humbling." |
| Anna said she pushed through a number of mental blocks on the run | Anna said she pushed through a number of mental blocks on the run |
| Anna also praised the organisers, Rat Race Adventures, for creating female-specific provisions at each of the stopping point. | Anna also praised the organisers, Rat Race Adventures, for creating female-specific provisions at each of the stopping point. |
| She said she hoped her race could help prove that women can "close the gap" when it comes to endurance sport. | She said she hoped her race could help prove that women can "close the gap" when it comes to endurance sport. |
| "I'm 43, I'm perimenopausal, I'm on HRT, that massively affects your hormones and that has a massive impact," she said. | "I'm 43, I'm perimenopausal, I'm on HRT, that massively affects your hormones and that has a massive impact," she said. |
| "I got my period on Friday and I was very aware that I was wearing light-coloured leggings, but at every checkpoint, they had female-specific toilets with sanitary products. | "I got my period on Friday and I was very aware that I was wearing light-coloured leggings, but at every checkpoint, they had female-specific toilets with sanitary products. |
| "I think it just shows women do these things too. Women are not just little men. They have their own specific needs, but they were being catered to and I really loved that." | "I think it just shows women do these things too. Women are not just little men. They have their own specific needs, but they were being catered to and I really loved that." |