Tanni and baby Carys

On Sunday all her hard work paid off when she crossed the finishing line first in the woman's wheelchair race.

The Cardiff born athlete finished in a time of two hours 22 minutes and 51 second..

"I was very pleased ," she said sitting with baby Carys. "Beforehand, I'd thought I'd only do about two hours thirty minutes."

"Two weeks ago I ran the slowest 10k race I've done since I was 12, and it was then I began to question the wisdom of tackling a marathon.

"There were a few tough miles out there but I was lucky to be with a couple of British guys who helped me through.

She said that Carys had not been bothered by all the training that she had been doing in the lead up to the race.

"She is not really bothered by much - she just lies there and doesn't really do anything," said the athlete.

It has been a busy weekend for Tanni who had to squeeze in a trip to Aberystwyth to attend an awards ceremony on Saturday.

We're confident now. We've done all the training, all the hard work

Valerie Lewis

The former Loughborough University student received an honorary doctorate from the University of Wales in recognition of her athletic achievements and promotion of disability awareness.

Other runners from Wales were grateful to finish the race.

The Mason sisters from Pembrokeshire completed the course in a time of six hours 53 minutes, and ran into the history books.

The sisters were the first group of five siblings ever to cross the line.

What makes it more remarkable is that between them they rack up 300 years, 14 children, 26 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.

For the past six months they have run up to 40 miles every day to get in shape for the race.

All five Mason sisters are competing in the race

Before the race, one of the five, Valerie Lewis, said: "We're confident now. We've done all the training, all the hard work.

"It's just a matter of ticking over now until Sunday and and we'll be over that line all together."

The sisters were raising money for children with leukaemia, a cause close to their hearts after losing both parents to cancer 16 years ago.