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 nations stepping onto the 1.5-km loop. Within the ladies’s race, Sarah Webster of Nice Britain lined a shocking 278.622 km—surpassing the earlier mark of 270.363 km by practically 8.3 km. She captured the document simply over an hour earlier than the end gun.
Males’s race
Within the males’s occasion, Andrii Tkachuk of Ukraine dominated with a profitable distance of 294.346 km (182.898 miles), ending practically 9 kilometres forward of his nearest competitor. The efficiency fell wanting the world document of 319.614 km (198.598 miles) held by Aleksandr Sorokin of Lithuania, however it secured a strong victory for Tkachuk, who was third in 2023 with 284.540 km.
Ladies’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 way of the sphere: staying throughout the high 10 early and shifting into the highest 5 round 9 hours in, with 108 km below 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 document 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, which means the highest three ladies all bested the earlier document.
Canadians within the area
Whereas no Canadians ended up on the general podium, there was a powerful contingent of 10 Canadian athletes who carried out nicely and loved the expertise. Ontario’s Viktora Brown broke the nationwide ladies’s 50-54 age class 24h document, bettering it to 195 km from 192 km. For full outcomes, head right here.
