THE cascading countryside of Ashdown Forest has been used as a training ground for double marathon runner Kirstie Ashton.The Upper Hartfield resident takes to the idyllic setting, just a stone's throw from her house, to run with her two dogs each day.But the 42-year-old, who is raising money for national Armed Forces charity SSAFA, has taken a cautious approach to the two 26.2-mile races after sustaining a knee injury on a recent skiing trip.She said: "It's a bit of a daunting prospect...
