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e Week Junior•10 August 2019

IZZY WILKINSON

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R

unningamarathon (26.2 miles) is difficult, but imagine

running morethan twicethat distanceevery day for

nearly seven weeks. That’swhat Ashprihanal Aalto did to

win along-distancerunning eventcalled the Self-

Transcendence3,100 Mile Race. It is an annualcompetition

in NewYork City,US, whererunners have 52 days to

complete the distance.

Participants had to run an average of 59.6 milesaday

between 6am and midnighteach day.The eight athletes

who entered this yearranaround abusy streetcourse that

wasmorethan halfamil

the course toreach the 3,100 miles target. Aalto,who

is 48 andcomes from Finland, finished therace in

47 days, one hour and 39 minutes. He started therace

on 16 June andranfor an average of 65.8 milesaday,

completing the event on2August.

The 3,100 Mile Racewas first held in 1997. Aalto,

who worksasapostman in his homecountry,has now

won itarecor dnine times, and has finished the event

15 times. In 2015, he setarecor dfor finishing in 40

days, nine hours and six minutes,covering an average

Mexic oHomeless

women’sandme

At the HomelessWo

football tournamen

Mexico’swomen’s

teams took the top

3August. In the fina

women beatPeru 6-

beat Chile 5-1. The fi

World Cupwasheld

Players in the annua

all been homeless a

Great Great Britain run

THEWEEK’S The 2019 HomelessWorld Cup

had about 500 players from

48 countries, including Brazil,

England, France, Ireland,

Scotland, the US andWales.

Teams hadfour players and

games were14minutes long.

If therewas adraw, the match

wasdecided on penalties.

Mexicoare the most successful

nation in thecompetition, with

11 victories in the finals of the

women’sand men’sevents.

On 2August, British runner

Sharon Gayter setarecor dfor

the fastest woman to run from

John o’Groats to Land’sEnd.

She finished the 822-mile run,

from the most northern point

in mainland Scotland to thefar

south-west of England, in just

12 days, 11 hours and six

minutes. The previousrecord

wasmorethan four hours

longer than that.

Harita Davies

wasthe fastest

womanracer.

RUNNING

OUT OF SHOES

Some athletes who finish

the 3,^10

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ecan

get through

20 pairs

Ashprihanal Aalto finished oftrainers.

the race in just over 47 days.

t

at

Mexico’smen

celebrate victory.