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That same year saw her enter her first 'ultra' (a race of a distance beyond the marathon's 26 miles 385 yards) with the 100 km Surrey Summits in April and a Long Distance Walkers Association (LDWA) crosscountry 100 mile event alongs than 24 hours) in the annual English Centurions 24 Hour race - 33 "hundreds" walked between 1982 and 2019.
Yukon Arctic Ultra: Whitehorse to Dawson City, Yukon, 430 miles (692 km) in 13 days. Described as the coldest and toughest ultra in the world. [3] [4] Canada: Bruce Trail: Ontario, Canada 800 kilometers in (10–15 days). United States: Self-Transcendence 3100 Mile Race: World's longest certified footrace (52 days) United States
Bentley led from just after half way and held on to win in a time of 12h 37m 55s, six minutes off the UK record. [2] In 1971, the Tipton Harriers ultra runners won the Scottish Two Bridges race after which they were challenged to take part in the Comrades Marathon in 1972. After winning the 1971 London to Brighton, the team focused attention on ...
The world's longest certified footrace is the Self-Transcendence 3100 Mile Race. Many ultras have historical significance, including the Spartathlon, based on the 246 km run of Greek messenger Pheidippides from Athens to Sparta during the Battle of Marathon in a day and a half to seek aid against the Persians. [3] [4] [5]
UK Athletics Championships: Manchester, United Kingdom: 19 years, 101 days [245] Hammer throw: 66.01 m: Sophie Hitchon: 24 Jul 2010: 13th IAAF World Junior Championships: Moncton, Canada: 19 years, 13 days [246] Javelin throw: 55.40 m: Goldie Sayers: 22 Jul 2001: 16th European Junior Championships: Grosseto, Italy: 19 years, 6 days [247 ...
The run was made into a two-part documentary called Sean Conway: Running Britain for Discovery Channel UK. [16] Conway completed the "ultimate triathlon" unsupported, without the support of a team or lifeboats. [17] In 2016 Conway set the world record for the world's longest triathlon, a 4,200-mile journey around the coast of Britain. [18]
The second-longest distance is 74 laps (308.3 miles (496.2 km)) set by Jennifer Russo at the 2023 Capital Backyard Ultra in Lorton, VA. [14] Prior to Russo's record setting performance, the longest distance recorded by a female competitor in a backyard ultra event was 68 laps set by Courtney Dauwalter at Big's Backyard Ultra in October 2020.
The Self-Transcendence 3100 Mile Race is the world's longest certified footrace. [1] In 1996 Sri Chinmoy created this event as a 2,700-mile (4,345 km) race. At the award ceremony that year he declared that the 1997 edition would be extended to 3,100 miles (4,989 km).