Woman from boredom ran four thousand kilometers in 95 days

The American ran 95 marathons in 95 days and got into the Guinness Book of Records

Isolation mode COVID-19 has decided to run a marathon every day. As a result, she covered about four thousand kilometers in 95 days and got into the Guinness Book of Records, according to the UPI news agency.

Alyssa Clarke said that she lived in Italy in March 2020. Then the country's authorities introduced a lockdown for the first time due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Soon the American woman discovered that the summer marathons for which she was preparing had been canceled.

During the lockdown, Clarke decided to run a marathon every day (42 kilometers – approx. “Lenta.ru” ). She hoped that the project would last 15 days, but did not stop it after this period. The woman continued to find time for daily marathons even after returning to the United States.

On some days, the American woman used a treadmill, but ran outside when she had the opportunity. After all, she ran 95 marathons in 95 days. The woman noted that she started the 96th run, but decided to stop halfway because of poor health. Later it turned out that the American woman fell ill with COVID-19.

“I always said that I would stop running as soon as there was a risk that I would become an unnecessary burden for the medical system. So as soon as my health deteriorated, I stopped running, “she explained.

Soon, Clark received a message from Guinness. World Records “, in which she was notified that she broke the record for the most consecutive days of marathon runs.

” I am proud to have broken this record, but I hope that someone will soon start running and will achieve an even better result, “said the American.

Earlier it was reported that the Briton accidentally ran a marathon, signing up for it by mistake. As a result, the Briton was allowed to move his entry to another event, but he had to overcome the distance twice as long.

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