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Long jump: 8.51 m (+1.7 m/s) Greg Rutherford: 24 April 2014 Chula Vista, United States [29] Triple jump: 18.29 m (+1.3 m/s) Jonathan Edwards: 7 August 1995 World Championships: Gothenburg, Sweden [30] Shot put: 21.68 m Geoff Capes: 18 May 1980 Cwmbran, United Kingdom 21.92 m Carl Myerscough: 13 June 2003 Sacramento, United States Discus throw ...
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. [1]
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]
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
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.
Ultra run Kokkola, Finland [89] 24 hours (road) 24-hour run (road) 260.678 km Małgorzata Pazda-Pozorska Poland 29–30 August 2020 ABM Jędraszek Ultrapark Weekend Pabianice, Poland [90] 48 hours (road) 411.458 km Joasia Zakrzewski Great Britain 12 February 2023 Taipei 24-Hour Taipei, Taiwan [91] [92] 100 m hurdles: 12.21 (+0.7 m/s) Yordanka ...
For track and combined events, the term "indoor world records" were changed to "short track world records". In some field events, including long jump, triple jump, high jump, pole vault, and shot put, indoor world records were eliminated. These changes came into effect on 1 November 2023.
Ross Edgley (born 13 October 1985) is a British athlete, ultra-marathon sea swimmer and author. He holds multiple world records, but is perhaps most recognised for completing the World's Longest Staged Sea Swim in 2018, [3] when he became the first person in history to swim 1,780 miles (2,860 km) [4] around Great Britain, in 157 days [4] (voted Performance of the Year by the World Open Water ...