00:01Newcastle surgeon Alice Townend has become the first woman to run the length of the Tynanwy metro within 24 hours.
00:09The 53-year-old completed the 65-mile challenge, covering 60 stations on the yellow and green lines.
00:16She finished at Grey's Monument in Newcastle after setting off from South Hilton.
00:22Townend was raising money for the charity Women's Street Watch, which patrols Newcastle's streets at night in order to help
00:28women feel safer.
00:30She says she could not have run the route alone because of safety concerns.
00:35Friends, family and supporters joined her along the way, including her husband and her two sons.
00:41She described the achievement as incredible.
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