Massive boils swell on British ultra-marathon runner's legs after grueling 111-km run

A British ultra-marathon runner was left with massive pus-filled boils on her legs after suffering from severe sunburn during a 111-km run.

If the 21-hour long-distance run wasn't painful enough, huge orange blisters appeared on Julie Nisbet's calves after being exposed to the elements during the event called The Wall.

After completing the runthat traverses along the historic Hadrian's Wall between England and Scotland on Saturday last week, the mother-of-two said sacks of pus began to bubble across her burnt legs, despite lathering on sunscreen.

"Screeching in pain," she wrapped her legs in bandages and went to hospital but the unsightly orange sacks only grew larger and more agonising, Ms Nisbet told the Daily Mail.

"I was wearing sun cream at the start of the race but hadn't reapplied," she admitted.

"Sweat and water had pretty much got rid of what I had on the backs of my legs."

[[](https://s.yimg.com/cv/ae/default/170624/art-burn4.jpg|caption=Julie) Nisbet said she slapped on sunscreen at the start of the race, but had not reapplied during the 21-hour long run.
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At the sun's hottest, the temperature peaked about 30C during the race.

In a sorry state, Ms Nisbet updated her progress on social media tagging her posts with "#idiot" and "#sad".

But the 11-time marathon runner tried to remain positive through the ordeal, writing: "This isn't the end of the world. They're only scars. I'm sure I'll live to run another day."

She even joked that she might lose a couple kilos once the pus was drained from her legs.