She ran an average marathon time of 3:25:57 in seven marathons on seven continents over seven days.
She ran seven marathon on seven continents in seven days in an average time ofOne year after finishing runner-up in the women’s competition, Kristina Schou Madsen became the first woman to win the World Marathon Challenge outright since the event’s start in 2015.
On Thursday, the Danish endurance athlete completed the grueling competition with the last marathon in Miami, where she beat her male and female competitors in aIn the process, Madsen set a new women’s record for the fastest average marathon time over seven days by averaging“It’s hard to understand what I’ve done,” Madsen, a Danish news outlet. “I still pinch my arm to understand it. I am happy and proud, but also in some form of adrenaline.
Fifteen women and 27 men paid the entry fee of 39,900 euros to be flown around the world on chartered planes to complete the marathon distance at each location.Madsen kicked off the competition with a victory in Cape Town on February 6, winning the African leg of the women’s race in 3:10:53. For the next race, runners battled brutal winds and sub-zero temperatures in Antarctica, but Madsen broke the tape with a time of 3:54:20, beating the entire men’s and women’s field. It wouldn’t be the last race she would win outright, though.
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