Hilde Dosogne, a Belgian ultra runner, completed the final day of her attempt to run a marathon every day for a year, potentially setting a new Guinness World Record.
Because she could not run at top speed every single day, Hilde Dosogne stuck to an easy 10 kilometers per hour, which also allowed friends and witnesses to run along. GHENT, Belgium — Finally coming to a halt on Tuesday — the last day of 2024 — Belgian ultra runner Hilde Dosogne felt she had done all to take the world record as the first woman to run a marathon every single day of the year.
Weary but seemingly far from exhausted from the weight of relentless marathon running, Dosogne emerged from the cold, grey light to cross the line as a throng of fellow runners celebrated an extraordinary feat. “I’m glad it’s over,” she said after crossing the line on the last day, leaving the last crash of many behind her when she collided with a spectator during her final run. On top of the reward for her perseverance in running at least 15,444 kilometers in a single year, the 55-year-old also raised some 60,000 euros ($62, 438) in funds for breast cancer research. Now comes the filing of GPS data, photo and video evidence and independent witness reports she had to collect daily to meet the requirements of the Guinness World Records organization. If approved, the record should be officially hers in about three months. The 55-year-old would join Hugo Farias, the Brazilian who holds the male record of 366 days, which he achieved in São Paulo, Brazil, on Aug. 28, 2023. In the female category, Dosogne would be in a league all her own, since the current record by Erchana Murray-Bartlett of Australia stands at 150 days since Jan. 16, 2023. One thing is sure: she doesn’t want her feat to become a shining example of healthy living — more one of personal persistence, as she had to fight off the flu, COVID-19, a dozen-plus crashes, blisters and even bursitis. Overall though, the brain took the toughest beating. “The mental strain is harder than the physical. Of course, physically, everything has to be okay. Otherwise, you can’t run for four hours every da
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