"Relatively new to 24-hour racing, Great Britain's Sarah Webster stormed to a new women's 24-hour world record on Saturday, October 19, running 278.622 kilometers (173.127 miles) at the 2025 IAU 24-Hour World Championships in Albi, France. She exceeded the previous record, set by Japan's Miho Nakata, of 270.363 kilometers (167.996 miles) by an incredible 8.259 kilometers (5.131 miles)."
"It seems that the 46-year-old, a veterinarian originally from the Isle of Man and living in East Sussex, England, is relatively new to ultrarunning, but she came into the sport with intention, winning the 2023 Northern Ireland and British 100k Championships in 7:03, and podiuming at a world championships event each year since then."
Sarah Webster ran 278.622 kilometers (173.127 miles) in 24 hours to set a new women's world record at the 2025 IAU 24-Hour World Championships. She surpassed Miho Nakata's 2023 mark of 270.363 kilometers by 8.259 kilometers. Webster completed 185 full laps of a 1.5-kilometer loop and began a partial lap before time expired, averaging about 5:11 minutes per kilometer. She was five kilometers behind Nakata's 2023 splits at six hours, reached parity by halfway, took control in the second half, and added about seven kilometers in the final hour. The 46-year-old veterinarian from the Isle of Man qualified with 243.393 kilometers in April and has recent world championship podiums.
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