New Munros document set after ultra-runner completes charity problem
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girl has set a brand new document for scaling all of Scotland’s Munros – along with her efforts elevating cash for charity.
Ultra-runner Jamie Aarons, 43, completed in 31 days 10 hours and 27 minutes, smashing the earlier document for a self-propelled problem by greater than 12 hours.
This noticed Ms Aarons – who’s initially from California however moved to Scotland in 2005 – run, cycle or kayak between every of the Munros, Scottish mountains with a top of greater than 3,000 toes.
Starting at Ben More on the isle of Mull on May 26, Ms Aarons – who works as a social work adviser for the Scottish Government – ran some 1,500 kilometres and cycled about the identical distance as a part of what has grow to be often known as Jamie’s Munro Challenge.
Over the course of her problem, she ascended 140,000 metres – the equal of climbing Mount Everest 16 occasions.
The document had beforehand been held by former marine Donnie Campbell, from Skye, who accomplished the same problem in 31 days, 23 hours and two minutes.
Ms Aarons climbed her last Munro, Ben Klibreck, in Sutherland within the Scottish Highlands at 4.57pm on Monday.
As effectively as setting a brand new document, she accomplished the problem in lower than half the earlier quickest time for a girl, which had been set collectively by Libby Kerr and Lisa Trollope in 2017, with the pair taking 76 days and 10 hours.
Speaking at the beginning, she mentioned: “My journey will take me across the length and breadth of Scotland, across sea and lochs, from remote glens to the highest point in the United Kingdom; and across more miles of bog than I care to think about.”
It is the third time the endurance athlete has climbed all of Scotland’s Munros, with Ms Aarons first doing them in 2013 with associate Andy Taylor.
The couple then did all 282 peaks once more a number of years later, this time taking the rescue canine they adopted from Spain, Pirate and Hope – who she has dubbed the Fluffs.
As effectively as breaking the document for a self-propelled Munro problem, she has additionally raised money for World Bicycle Relief.
The charity offers bikes to kids in poorer nations, permitting them to journey to highschool in addition to serving to them get to well being clinics and markets.
Ms Aarons mentioned elevating cash for the nice trigger would assist to “motivate me through the tough miles”, with the athlete elevating virtually £14,000 by the point she accomplished her problem.