It was a 50-mile race and travelling in a vehicle was not supposed to be part of it. 🚗🏃♂️ 9WWOS
The 47-year-old Zakrzewski told the BBC she made a "massive error" in accepting the third-place trophy and "should have handed it back," adding that she was "tired and jet lagged and felt sick" during the race having arrived from Australia the night before.She said she became lost around the halfway mark and her leg became sore, after which she accepted a ride in a friend's car to the next checkpoint, according to the BBC.
CNN has been unable to contact Zakrzewski, a doctor who has competed internationally for Scotland and Great Britain. Her friend and fellow runner, Adrian Stott, said he wasn't able to offer further comment on the event. Drinkwater added that a report of the disqualification has been submitted to the Trail Running Association and that the matter has now been passed to the TRA and UK Athletics as regulatory bodies.Mel Sykes has since been awarded third place in the women's category of the race, which she said was "great news for me" but "bad news for sportsmanship."
"The sad thing in all this is that it completely takes the piss out of the race organisers, fellow competitors and fair sport.""It wasn't malicious, it was miscommunication," she told the BBC, adding that she regretted not telling officials at the end of the event that she hadn't been running competitively."Mel didn't get the glory at the finish and I'm really sorry she didn't get that.
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