A woman has smashed a world record by running the entire length of New Zealand in just over 20 days - beating the previous record by two weeks.
Emma Timmis, 37, covered 1,300 miles during her journey from Cape Reinga, at the top of the country, to Bluff, and she did it in just 20 days and 17 hours - shattering the previous record of 35 days and 27 minutes.
She covered around 62 miles (100 km) a day while battling scorching temperatures, and she also had to dodge terrifying traffic and deal with the physical toll of running on roads - which she described as "damaging".
