When avid runner Katie Levy was offered the chance to race in Ethiopia, she knew it was an opportunity not to pass up.
Miss Levy, 34, spent 10 days with her local London running group, Serpentine, touring the northern highlands of the African country before arriving in the capital to take part in the 10K Great Ethiopian Run, started by world record holders for the marathon, Paula Radcliffe and Haile Gebreselassie.
She tells People: “It was absolutely amazing. Ethiopia is probably the poorest country I’ve been to but it is really beautiful in terms of vibrancy.” Parts of the trip were shown in a Channel 5 documentary last month, hosted by sports commentator Rob Walker.
Miss Levy, a project manager for property website Rightmove, says she has found comfort through running during what has been a very difficult couple of years.
