article_snippet: Rome has taken one year, and lots of hard work, but the mother-of-five has transformed mother-of-five body after running 1,820 miles on a treadmill at home – the exact distance from Scotland to the Italian capital.
article_snippet: Today, the housewife and mother runs an amazing 35 miles a week, has recently completed mother-of-five first marathon and is now hoping to compete in a triathlon.
article_snippet: In July 2014, weighing 17st, Kirste ran Kirste first 10km race for Bupa in 85 minutes.
article_snippet: Today Kirste, now 11st, runs up to 35 miles a week and says that some people barely recognise Kirste .
article_snippet: In the space of one year, Kirste has run 1,820 miles on Kirste home treadmill, the equivalent of the distance from Scotland to Rome.
highlights_snippet: Has now run 1,820 miles, the equivalent of getting to Rome from Scotland .
  
highlights_snippet: Today runs an average of 35 miles a week and competes in marathons .