Scottish ultra-cyclist Caroline Livesey smashed the fastest known time for the North Coast 500 this week, taking more than four hours off the record, verification pending.
At 4am on Tuesday morning, in the growing glow of a mid-summer Scottish dawn, Livesey set off from Inverness Castle with a singular goal: to get back to the Highland city at the northern end of Loch Ness within 36 hours and 39 minutes, having cycled 516 miles (830km) – right around the top of Scotland along the NC500 touring route.
