The 2025 IAU 24‑Hour World Championships kicked off at 10 a.m. native time on Friday, October 18, in Albi, France, with 366 athletes from 45 international locations stepping onto the 1.5-km loop. Within the ladies’s race, Sarah Webster of Nice Britain coated a surprising 278.622 km—surpassing the earlier mark of 270.363 km by practically 8.3 km. She captured the report simply over an hour earlier than the end gun.
Males’s race
Within the males’s occasion, Andrii Tkachuk of Ukraine dominated with a successful distance of 294.346 km (182.898 miles), ending practically 9 kilometres forward of his nearest competitor. The efficiency fell in need of the world report of 319.614 km (198.598 miles) held by Aleksandr Sorokin of Lithuania, however it secured a robust victory for Tkachuk, who was third in 2023 with 284.540 km.
Girls’s race
Webster ran her first full 24-hour occasion earlier this yr—qualifying with a 243.393 km effort in April. In Albi, she superior steadily by means of the sector: staying inside the prime 10 early and shifting into the highest 5 round 9 hours in, with 108 km beneath her belt, after which taking the lead at about 17 hours elapsed, as reported by iRunFar. From that time on, she stayed in management, posting robust splits and including substantial distance after the sooner report had been damaged. Behind her, Australia’s Holly Ranson clocked 274.172 km, and Japan’s former record-holder Miho Nakata completed third with 271.987 km, that means the highest three ladies all bested the earlier report.
Canadians within the discipline
Whereas no Canadians ended up on the general podium, there was a robust contingent of 10 Canadian athletes who carried out properly and loved the expertise. Ontario’s Victoria Brown broke the nationwide ladies’s 50-54 age class 24h report, bettering it to 195 km from 192 km. For full outcomes, head right here.
