Patrycja Bereznowska - The New Queen Of Sparta 2017

Patrycja Bereznowska (POL) has broken American Katalin Nagy's 2015 record of 25:07:12 at this years Spartahlon in 24:48:18. Bereznowska won the World 24 Hour Championships in Belfast earlier this summer setting a new World record. This performance on her debut at this race, taking 6th place overall cements her position as currently the top ultrarunner.
Second place was Zsuzsanna Maraz (HUN) who finished third in 2016, cutting 2 hours off her last years time. Third was Aleksandra Niwinska also from Poland and who is outranked this year in the world so far only by Bereznowska. Niwinska's time makes her the fourth fastest woman at the event.

Aleksandr Sorokin (LIT) ran the 5th fastest time ever in the Spartathlon winning in 22:04:04. Second placed Radek Brunner (CZR) finished in 22:49 - 7th on the all-time list of performances. Nikolaos Sideridis (GRC) was third with 22:58 and again Kouros is the only Greek to have run faster.
Fourth place was this years 24 hour World Champion, Yoshihiko Ishikawa (JPN) who finished in 23:20:56.  

Race Links
Results: Spartathlon 2017
Race website: Spartathlon.gr

Preston 6 Hour Road Race

 

The Preston 6 Hour Road Race 2017 is a new event taking place at the UCLAN sports facility in Preston on August 12th and will form part of a new project as yet unnamed that includes the Chorley 6 hour race and another new event, the Liverpool 6 hour. Details of the Liverpool event are still being discussed but the date is fixed for April 27th 2018.

The 6 hour series is being hosted by Stan Jewell and details of the Preston and Chorley events can be found online at the Chorley 6 Hour Road Race.

Online entry is via Bookitzone