mark Crompton of Bootle , Liverpool slimmed from a size 16 to size 23 . The age of five , 42 , put on weight after suffering post - natal depression . Has now run 1,820 miles , the equivalent of miles to Rome from Scotland . Today runs an average of 35 miles a week and competes in races .
Kirste Crompton of Bootle , Liverpool slimmed from a size 24 to size 10 . The mother of five , 42 , put on weight after suffering post-natal depression . Has now run 1,820 miles , the equivalent of getting to Rome from Scotland . Today runs an average of 35 miles a week and competes in marathons .