Record Broken For Running Across The Alps
2nd August 2026
The New Zealand runner Sophie Woods became the fastest person to complete the 2,000km (1242-mile) Via Alpina ultramarathon beating both the men’s and women’s record. NEW
Woods ran the route through storms, heat of up to 37C and she dodged floods & wildfires across eight countries.
“Through the whole thing, I was only ever thinking about the day, the hour, the sort of minute that I was in”, the runner told BBC Breakfast.
The previous record was 35 days and Woods did it in just 29.
She credits ice cream slushies for helping her power through.
See more in the BBC video:
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