{"id":10825,"date":"2022-12-14T23:28:48","date_gmt":"2022-12-14T23:28:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ultimatehealthreport.com\/11-running-records-that-will-blow-you-away\/"},"modified":"2022-12-14T23:28:48","modified_gmt":"2022-12-14T23:28:48","slug":"11-running-records-that-will-blow-you-away","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ultimatehealthreport.com\/11-running-records-that-will-blow-you-away\/","title":{"rendered":"11 Running Records That Will Blow You Away"},"content":{"rendered":"


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People are capable of doing incredible things. <\/span>These running record holders have dedicated their training to achieve a goal \u2014 and their hard work paid off. Some of these records are unconventional \u2014 especially when it comes to sports.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

But despite their unique record-breaking goals, all of these runners are ambitious to live up to the challenge. <\/span>The following <\/span>running <\/span>records <\/span>will <\/span>wow<\/span><\/em> you<\/span><\/em>, showing<\/span> that running is anything but boring <\/span>because y<\/span>ou can <\/span>turn a <\/span>challenge<\/span> into a fun feat.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

1. Running backward<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Xu Zhenjun from China is <\/span>still<\/span> the <\/span>running <\/span>record holder <\/span>for the fastest marathon running <\/span>backward <\/span>in 2004<\/span>. He ran the entire Beijing International Marathon backward, cross<\/span>ing<\/span> the finish line <\/span>just <\/span>after <\/span>3 hours and 43 minutes.<\/span> This is incredible as <\/span>many forward <\/span>marathon<\/span> runners <\/span>strive to finish<\/span> in under <\/span>four<\/span> hours<\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\n

Aaron Yoder broke the running world record for the fastest backward mile in 2020, finishing the backward mile in just 5 minutes and 30 seconds. He previously held the same record in 2015, with a 5-minute 54-second backward mile.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

2. Treadmill running record<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Rainer Predl<\/span> came up with an <\/span>extraordinary<\/span> challenge. The ultra<\/span>\u2013<\/span>runner from Austria resolved to break the record of the highest mileage on a treadmill within 7 days. <\/span>H<\/span>e managed to set a new <\/span>running<\/span> world record <\/span>w<\/span>ith 853.46 km <\/span>(530 miles), running <\/span>168 hours during that week, with just 15 hours of sleep in total.<\/span><\/p>\n

T<\/span>he extreme athlete <\/span>also held<\/span> the <\/span>2011<\/span> running<\/span> world record for 100 km on a treadmill <\/span>in 7 hours and 15 minutes. His record has since been beaten by Florian Neuschwander of Germany in 2021 for running 100 km on a treadmill in 6 hours and 26 minutes.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

3. 24-hour run<\/strong>ning records<\/strong><\/h2>\n

This <\/span>special form<\/span> of an<\/span> ultra marathon<\/span> has<\/span> the participants <\/span>run as far as possible within 24 hours.<\/span> The most well-known is the annual <\/span>IAU 24-Hour World Championship,<\/span> held mainly throughout Europe. The latest running world records for the event are held by <\/span>Aleksandr Sorokin<\/span> of Lithuania in 2022, who ran 319.614 km (198.598 miles), and <\/span>Camille Herron<\/span> of the USA in 2019, with 270.116 km (167.842 miles) in 24 hours.<\/span><\/p>\n

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4. Marathon world record<\/strong><\/h2>\n

A marathon<\/span> might not sound as wild as some of the other running records mentioned, but to hold a record like this takes serious dedication and training. Participants are constantly beating previous marathon records and increasing their running times, which makes earning a place on the running records list even more strenuous.<\/span><\/p>\n

On September 25, 2022, Kenyan Eluid Kipchoge beat his previous marathon world record, running the 26.2 miles (42.2 km) Berlin Marathon in 2 hours, 2 minutes, and 9 seconds.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Kenyan Brigid Kosgei set the women\u2019s world record marathon holder during the October 13, 2019, Chicago Marathon with a 2-hour, 14 minutes, and 4 seconds run.<\/span><\/p>\n

5. 101-year-old marathon record<\/strong><\/h2>\n

The saying \u201cit\u2019s never too late\u201d applies to this incredible marathon record-setter.<\/span> Fauja Singh<\/span> of <\/span>India is the world\u2019s oldest long-distance runner and the first to finish a marathon at <\/span>the<\/span> age of 100 years <\/span>old<\/span>. <\/span>Nicknamed the \u201c<\/span>Turban Tornado,<\/span>\u201d<\/span> Singh began h<\/span>is career as a marathon runner at<\/span> the age of<\/span> 89. <\/span>At that time, <\/span>he finished <\/span>the marathon<\/span> in 6 <\/span>hours and <\/span>54 <\/span>minutes<\/span>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

A few years later, <\/span>Singh set <\/span>a new <\/span>record <\/span>with a<\/span> 5<\/span>-hour, <\/span>40-<\/span>minute marathon<\/span> at age 92. At the age of 101, he ran his last race in Hongkong. All in all, <\/span>Singh<\/span> reached the finish line a total of <\/span>nine<\/span> times in cities such as New York, Toronto<\/span>,<\/span> and London <\/span>since he began marathon running at age 89. <\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

6. The world\u2019s longest race<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Considered a spiritual and physical journey, t<\/span>he<\/span> Self-Transcendence 3100 Mile Race<\/span> is one of the most extraordinary running events ever. <\/span>I<\/span>t\u2019s the world\u2019s longest running route <\/span>w<\/span>ith its <\/span>3,100 miles<\/span> (<\/span>4,989 km<\/span>)<\/span> track, winding<\/span> around just one block in <\/span>Queens, <\/span>New York <\/span>City<\/span>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The race takes place annually and allows participants to complete the 3,100-mile run over 52-days, averaging 59.6 miles per day. <\/span>Runners can circle the block from 6 a.m. to midnight.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The world record is held by nine-time race winner Ashprihanal Aalto, with a finishing time of 40 days, 9 hours, 6 minutes, and 21 seconds. The previous long-distance running record was held by extreme <\/span>German athlete Madhupran Wolfgang Schwerk <\/span>who<\/span> covered the route in 41 days, 8 hours, 16 minutes<\/span>,<\/span> and 29 seconds.<\/span> Kaneenika Janakova holds the ladies\u2019 record with a 48-day, 14-hour, 24 minutes, and 10 seconds time.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

7. Stair running<\/strong><\/h2>\n

One of the most challenging stair runs is said to be <\/span>The Stairway to Heaven by Raiffeisen<\/span>, located in Switzerland, with 4,261 steps and a 1,800-meter elevation climb. The fastest recorded time for a male runner was in 2020 when Roberto Delorenzi of Switzerland, completed the stair run in 25 minutes and 48 seconds. The fastest female runner Viktoria Kreuzer of Switzerland completed the climb in 2022 in 30 minutes and 3 seconds.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Christian Riedl <\/span>of <\/span>Germany is one of the world\u2019s best <\/span>in <\/span>stair climbing and <\/span>earned a <\/span>world record in stair running<\/span> at Frankfurt\u2019s Tower 185 with<\/span> a 12-hour <\/span>run<\/span> cover<\/span>ing<\/span> 43.126 feet<\/span> (13.145 meters) of elevation gain. <\/span>To do this<\/span>, he had to run up <\/span>the tower\u2019s stairs <\/span>and take the elevator back down 71 times.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Runner <\/span>Piotr Lobodzinski from Poland has won stair running championships all over the world, including first place in the NYC<\/span> Empire State Building Run-Up<\/span> with a climb of 1,576 stairs and 86 floors in 10 minutes and 5 seconds, and first place in both the 2015\u00a0 <\/span>Towerrunning World Championships<\/span> in Doha and the 2018 championships in Taipei. Lobodzinski also made a stair running world record at the 2016 Eiffel Tower Vertical Race in Paris, sprinting up 1,665 stairs in 7 minutes and 48 seconds.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

8. Mountain Running<\/strong><\/h2>\n

The World Mountain Running Association hosts The World Mountain and Trail Running Championships in mountains all over the world. In 2022, <\/span>Patrick Kipngeno<\/span> of Kenya had three wins from three starts in the Valsir Mountain Running World Cup, a five-month event that hosts 17 races.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

In the same 2022 championship, female runner <\/span>Joyce Muthoni Njeru<\/span> came in first place in the 12.11 mile (19.5 km) <\/span>Mont\u00e9e du Nid d\u2019Aigle run. She set a women\u2019s best mountain running record of 2 hours and 31 seconds in Montagna, Italy.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Another popular trail run that has earned running records over the years is the Wainwrights Trail Run in the mountainous region of Northwest England. With a distance of <\/span>512 km (320 miles), an elevation of 36 km (118,000 ft), <\/span>and 214 summits, this trail is popular for trail runners. In May 2022, American <\/span>ultrarunner John Kelly<\/span> broke the running record by completing the 214 summit route in 5 days, 12 hours, and 14 minutes.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Interested in trail running? Check out these<\/span> trail running tips<\/span> to help get you started on your mountain running journey.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Prepare yourself for stair running<\/p>\n

Stair running competitions can be a great challenge for many since they\u2019re hosted all over the world and don\u2019t always depend on weather conditions. If you are interested in challenging yourself with stair running, learn how to increase your stamina and endurance.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

9. Desert running<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Desert running adds an additional challenge with an extreme climate, where runners participating in some of the most popular desert marathons aren\u2019t only <\/span>running in the heat.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The<\/span> 4 Deserts <\/span>Ultramarathon Series<\/span> covers a total of <\/span>250<\/span> kilometers and leads across four deserts: Atacama <\/span>(Chile)<\/span>, Gobi <\/span>(Mongolia)<\/span>, <\/span>Namib (East Africa),<\/span> and the icy wastes of <\/span>The Last Desert (<\/span>Antarctica) <\/span>\u2014<\/span> talk about <\/span><\/em>running in some cold weather<\/span><\/em>!\u00a0<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Runners who become world champions have the highest cumulative rankings from all four desert races. Isabelle Sauve of Canada is the latest women\u2019s champion in desert running, alongside <\/span>Wong Ho Chung of Hong Kong, who holds the men\u2019s champion running record, both in 2018.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

10. Barefoot running<\/strong><\/h2>\n

If you have sensitive feet, barefoot running might sound like an incredibly uncomfortable run to you, but many argue that <\/span>running barefoot<\/span> is actually quite healthy and can even improve performance.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Wayne Botha<\/span> is the world record holder in barefoot running. He covered approximately 211 km within 24 hours without shoes in Auckland, New Zealand<\/span> \u2014 <\/span>the farthest distance someone has run barefoot. He also set another record for the fastest 100 kilometers <\/span>barefoot run<\/span> with a time of 8 hours <\/span>and 49 minutes<\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\n

In <\/span>2021, Norwegian runner Jonas Felde Sevaldrud broke Win Hof\u2019s previous world record for the fastest <\/span>half-marathon<\/span> run barefoot on snow. He ran 13.1 miles (21.08 km) in 1 hour, 44 minutes, and 58 seconds.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

11. Running with a weighted backpack<\/strong><\/h2>\n

As if running a marathon wasn\u2019t challenging enough, adding a weighted backpack can significantly up the feat. In May 2018, <\/span>Willian Kocken <\/span>of the USA held the running record for the fastest marathon carrying a 100 lb (45.35 kg) pack in 6 hours, 27 minutes, and 59 seconds.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

In July 2020, a new running world record was earned by Dillon Rinn of Australia for running 112 km (69.6 miles) while wearing a 30 lb (13.6 kg)\u00a0 weighted vest, completing the run in 37 hours.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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