LONDON — British ultra runner Jasmin Paris has become the first woman to win the 268-mile Montane Spine Race — while also expressing breast milk for her daughter at checkpoints along the way.

Paris, 35, who lives in Edinburgh, dominated a grueling race, from Derbyshire in central England to the Scottish border, crossing the finish line in 83 hours, 12 minutes and 23 seconds. The 35-year-old shattered the course record by 12 hours.

"It is really tough. Two thirds of the time it is dark and it is completely different from any race I've run before because it is non-stop," she told BBC Breakfast.

"You have the whole challenge of when to sleep and that becomes very tactical, and then you're sleep-deprived.

"When I was on the final section I kept seeing animals appearing out of every rock and kept forgetting what I was doing — hallucinations. Every so often I'd come to with a start."

Paris's husband met her at every aid station on the route so that she could use a breast pump to express milk for her 14-month-old daughter Rowan.

"She (Rowan) was very bemused to see me on the finish line and has been very clingy today as if she is thinking I might go away again," Paris added.

Weir to enter

London Marathon

Six-times Paralympic champion David Weir will compete in the London Marathon wheelchair race for a 20th consecutive year in April, the organizers said on Thursday.

Weir, who has won the London event on eight occasions, made his first London Marathon appearance in 2000, when he finished fifth at the age of 19.

"Every year I say to myself that even if I only do one race, it has got to be the London Marathon. It is such a special event for me," the 39-year-old Briton said in a statement.

"It's amazing to be getting ready for my 20th race. It has been an incredible journey from my first London Marathon back in 2000 and I feel very proud that I have not missed a single race since that very first one," the reigning champion added.

In the women's wheelchair race, Madison De Rozario will return to defend her title on April 28. The 25-year-old Australian won last year's race only a week after her triumph at the Commonwealth Games. — Reuters