Wheelchair athlete finishes End2End challenge

Lexi Chambers completed the challenge in 45 days

An army veteran and ex-nurse from Devon has completed her world record attempt wheelchair journey from John O'Groats to Land's End.

Lexi Chambers, from Exeter, has covered 874 miles (1,407 km) in 45 days using a standard wheelchair and covering the distance of a marathon every day.

She said coming to the finish line of her End to End: The Rugby Relay challenge felt amazing and overwhelming but she also had a sense of relief.

The proceeds raised for End2End will go towards the Aaron Lewis Foundation and the Exeter Chiefs Foundation.

Ms Chambers lost her left leg three years ago due to complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS) but has since broken multiple world records, including for the fastest half and full marathons using a non-sport wheelchair.

She set off from John O'Groats at 09:15 BST on Tuesday 27 August.

'Odd doing nothing'

She said the prospect of giving up had never crossed her mind after putting in extensive training.

"I spent all year training for this and now I've sort of spent the last 45 days doing it so it's going to be really really odd not doing anything," said Ms Chambers.

She said the part of her body that hurt the most was her lower back as she needed to lean forward a lot going up hills.

As part of her charity challenge, Ms Chambers passed a ball between rugby clubs along the route of her journey.