ULTRA-marathon cyclist Katie Ford and her medal-winning coach took to the track yesterday as she launches four world record attempts.
Ford, who took to the bike after epilepsy prevented her from driving, aims to make history at the Sir Chris Hoy Velodrome next month.
The July 2 event will see her try to break the six, eight and 12-hour ultra-marathon records and set a new time for the fastest 100-mile distance record.
The athlete has already pedalled 3,000 miles in the Race Across America, which she completed while at university, becoming the youngest British female to finish the epic cycle.
She also came just short in the 12-hour static bike record after covering 340km earlier this year - just 8km short of the record.
She is backed by coach Charline Joiner, who took silver in the Commonwealth Games in Delhi in 2010 and competed in the 2014 Games in Glasgow just six months after breaking her back.
Joiner retired from the sport in 2016 but got into gear at the Glasgow cycling venue yesterday as Ford continues to prepare for her challenge.
Ford, who underwent life-changing surgery at the age of 14 to ease her epilepsy symptoms, aims to raise funds for Edinburgh Children’s Hospital Charity and Epilepsy Action.
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