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Sarah Perry Sets Backyard Ultra Women’s World Record With 95 Laps at Big’s

The 34-year-old from Cumbria also set a new UK Backyard Ultra record.

Overview

  • Perry completed 95 hourly loops of 4.167 miles in Tennessee for roughly 395 miles across about 95 hours with only brief naps between laps.
  • Her total surpassed the previous women's mark of 87 laps set by American Megan Eckert last year, with Eckert reaching 92 laps this year as Perry became the last woman standing.
  • She stopped after lap 95 due to a worsening back issue and said she was disappointed to fall short of a personal goal of 100 laps.
  • Sponsor INOV8 confirmed her performance is also a UK national record, eclipsing Matt Blackburn's 87-lap benchmark.
  • ESPN later reported that Australian Phil Gore won the event with 114 laps as the last person remaining after the multi-day contest created by race director Lazarus Lake.