This week, British runner Jasmin Paris won a 268-mile ultramarathon. She wasn’t just the first female to finish the race – she beat everybody. In a course-record time. And along the way she even had time at each checkpoint to express breast milk for her baby daughter, Rowan. Paris’s feat took place at the Spine Race, an event billed as “Britain’s most brutal”. It takes in the entire Pennine Way national trail, from Derbyshire’s Peak District to the Scottish Borders. Read her extraordinary story in iweekend.

If you’re looking at your book shelves and seeing nothing to inspire you, check out our guide to 2019’s best new reads. Sarah Hughes recommends 30 books across a variety of genres.

Elsewhere in our Culture section, Alice Jones writes about the upcoming National Television Awards and author John Lanchester talks about his new dystopian novel.

Bored with your boozer? Raise a glass to 20 of Britain’s best new pubs as we highlight exciting launches across the country.

In Travel, we have an Italy Special, covering 2019’s openings, special events, the world’s tastiest ski slopes and a city guide to Milan.

In Sport, England’s Mike Brown talks to us about his Six Nations call-up and current good form for Quins. There’s news from Barbados ahead of England’s first Test against the West Indies and Andy Zaltzman’s unique series preview, while Kevin Garside previews the Premier League clash of the weekend: Arsenal vs Chelsea.

As usual, we’ve got our 7-day TV guide and puzzles pull-out plus plenty more to read.

Enjoy your weekend,