A British runner has set a new record during a gruelling mountain race in the Highlands and beaten the previous best time by an hour.

Winner Jonathan Albon conquered the Glen Coe Skyline in six and a half hours, despite facing a tougher route than in previous years.

About a quarter of the 217 runners who set out on Sunday failed to complete the 34-mile race.

Glen Coe was the finale of the International Skyrunning Federation's 2016 Extreme Series, which showcases the most difficult high-altitude races in the world.

Mr Albon, from London, said: "The race course was a mix of scrambling, hiking, running, amazing views, nature, the weather. It was a ride from start to finish."

Jasmin Paris was the fastest woman to finish, clocking a time of eight hours and 15 minutes.

Around 800 people participated in three races organised by Skyline Scotland over the weekend - the Mamores Vertical Kilometre, the Ring of Steall Skyrace and the Glen Coe Skyline.

Race director Shane Ohly said: "The race was very successful - but very challenging. It's about as tough as you can make something without being silly.

"We have a huge safety management team. There were a few scratches and bruises and one broken finger - but the competitor carried on and finished the race.

"There were around 800 starters out of about 1000 entries across all three races so we had quite a high no-show rate. There were about ten people who entered all three races."

Mr Ohly said he hopes Scottish skyrunning events will attract crowds of spectators in future years.

He added: "There is huge engagement at the big European races, with crowds of up to 10,000 spectators.

"My long-term vision is to achieve something like that in Scotland - but it's not an overnight thing."

Saturday's Ring of Steall Skyrace was disrupted by a landslip which hit the route last week.