Scolty Hill to Southern Norway: Aberdeen woman wins ultra triathlon
It took Eilidh Prise nearly 12 hours to win the 210km race
Last updated 10th Aug 2022
An Aberdeen woman has won one of the world's toughest triathlons, spanning 210km in total.
Eilidh Prise took on the Norseman Xtreme Triathlon after competing in the Celtman event in Scotland last year.
The race itself begins at 5am, with participants jumping off a ferry into freezing cold water.
They embark on a 3.8km swim, before cycling 180km up four mountain top plateaus.
They end on a marathon, with the finishing line located at the highest peak in Southern Norway.
"I bought a second-hand bike during lockdown in 2020.
"I just started riding my bike, finding new routes and running up hills.
"I started with Scolty and other local Aberdeenshire hills, and then the hills just got bigger and the cycles got a bit longer", laughed Prise.
The 26-year-old only entered the Scottish Celtman event seven weeks before the race, but she ended up winning it.
It qualified Prise to do the event in Norway, where she now lives.
"I never really set out to do this race, it just all happened organically.
"If I look back to two years ago, when I just started riding a bike, to where I am now, it's completely surreal.
"I couldn't have imagined that it would end up taking me where it did."