Cornish GP aims to set record for 400-mile run around county

A Cornish woman is aiming to race around the perimeter of her home county and set the fastest known time for the route.

- Steven Morris

Elsey Davis, 36, a professional trail runner and GP, calculates she will run about 400 miles and tackle more than 18,000 metres of elevation - the equivalent of two Mount Everests. She starts today and plans to cover about 60 miles a day, which will mean beginning before dawn and keeping going for 16 hours or so.

"Physically, this may be the hardest thing I've ever done," Davis said.

"The most I've ever run in one week is about 110 miles. The hope is to do it in less than seven days but I don't know how I'm going to feel."