Ultra Runner, 55, completed a marathon every day last year, puts the views on the Guinness World Record: ‘I’m happy to have finished’

Gent, Belgium – finally stopping on Tuesday – the last day of 2024 – Belgian runner Ultra Hilde Dosogne thought she had all done to take the world record as the first woman to run a single marathon every day year.

Tired, but seemingly far from the exhaustion of the relentless marathon jogging, Dosogne came out of the cold, gray light to cross the line as a host of other runners celebrated an extraordinary feat.

“I’m glad it’s over,” she said after crossing the line on the last day, leaving the last clash of much after her when she collided with a spectator during her end.

At the top of the reward for her persistence in running at least 15,444 kilometers in a single year, the 55-year-old also collected about 60,000 euros ($ 62,438) in funding for breast cancer research.

Now comes the presentation of GPS data, photographic evidence and independent witness reports and reports that she had to collect every day to meet the requirements of the Guinness World Record Organization.

If approved, the record should be officially for about three months.

The 55-year-old would join Hugo Faria, a Brazilian who holds the 366-day male record, which he reached in São Paulo, Brazil, on August 28, 2023.

In the women’s category, Dosogne would be in one league of all their own, as the current record by Erchana Murray-Bartlett, Australia, has been 150 days since January 16, 2023.

One thing is for sure: she does not want her Feat to become a bright example of healthy living-more personal perseverance, as she had to fight in the flu, Covid-19, a dozen plus, blisters and even Even Bursitis.

However, in general, the brain got the most severe beating.

“Mental strain is more difficult than physical. Of course, physically, everything should be okay. Otherwise, you can’t run for four hours every day. But it was more mental to be there in the starting line every day, ”she told the Associated Press.

Dosogne was able to make most of her marathons in a flat loop around a water stretch, just outside the university town of Ghent, where a strong head could be her tougher competitor.

There too, she said, she would not take any statistical risks and instead of 42.195 kilometers (26.2 miles) a day, she ensured her running stay at 42.5 km – only for a safe measure with Guinness administrators.

Dosogne wants she could have stretched her days in the same way.

As a bio-engineer in a chemical firm, it starts especially early so that it can squeeze into a marathon every afternoon. And because she could not run at a higher speed every day, she gripped into a 10 km / h h (6.2 MPH), which also allowed friends and witnesses to run together.

The only time her daughter Lucie felt she might not do it was the day she crashed after 27 kilometers, she had to deal in the emergency department with a moved finger, and spent a lot of time to be allowed To finish the marathon the regulation.

Solution?

“It started again from scratch,” Lucie said.

“It is still slightly crooked,” Dosogne said.

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