"It was a huge effort for Webster, who surpassed the prior record of 270.363k (167.996 miles), held by Japan's Miho Nakata, around 9 a.m. on Saturday morning, with still an hour of racing to go. She was able to add 8.259k (5.131 miles) to the record. Webster was the bronze medalist at the 2024 IAU 100k World Championships and ran her very first 24-hour race in April this year, recording 243.393k (151.237 miles) to qualify for this race."
"In the men's race, Tkachuk won convincingly, with a nearly nine-kilometer (5.6 miles) gap on second place. The distance was well short of the world record of 319.614k (198.598 miles), which was set by Aleksandr Sorokin (Lithuania) at the 2022 IAU 24-Hour European Championships. Tkachuk is no stranger to this event and was third at the 2023 IAU 24-Hour World Championships when he ran 284.540k (176.804 miles). His personal best is 295.363k (183.530 miles), which he set at the 2022 IAU 24-Hour European Championships."
"On race day, the sky was a brilliant blue, and supporters were out in force as the procession of brightly clad athletes streamed out of the start line and around the Albi stadium. The sun rose higher in the sky, and the balmy morning quickly gave way to heat. By midday, many athletes resorted to ice bandanas and drenching themselves in water to keep cool as they made their way around the 1.5-kilometer (0.93 miles) loop."
At 10 a.m. on Friday, October 18, 366 athletes from 45 countries began the 2025 IAU 24-Hour World Championships in Albi, France. Sarah Webster of Great Britain set a new women's 24-hour world record with 278.622 kilometers, surpassing Miho Nakata's previous mark and adding 8.259 km with an hour remaining. Andrii Tkachuk of Ukraine won the men's race with 294.346 kilometers, finishing nearly nine kilometers ahead of second place. Race conditions ranged from a balmy, increasingly hot midday—prompting ice bandanas and water dousing—to a calmer, cooler night atmosphere with strong local supporter presence.
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