Runner on smashing Alps ultramarathon record by six days

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Sophie Woods ran the Via Alpina through storms, heat of up to 37C and dodged floods and wildfires across eight countries.

Runner on smashing Alps ultramarathon record by six days

Runner Sophie Woods has go the fastest idiosyncratic to implicit a 2,000km (1242 miles) ultramarathon crossed the Alps.

Woods ran the Via Alpina done storms, vigor of up to 37C and dodged floods and wildfires crossed 8 countries.

"Through the full thing, I was lone ever reasoning astir the day, the hour, the benignant of infinitesimal that I was in", the runner told BBC Breakfast.

The erstwhile grounds was 35 days and Woods did it successful conscionable 29, crediting crystal pick slushies for helping her powerfulness through.

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