Melbourne Mum Breaks Ultramarathon Polar World Record

Published on January 13, 2024

A Melbourne mum has broken the world record for longest run in a polar region after completing a 1300 km ultramarathon in Antarctica.  Donna Urquhart set out on her mission on Dec. 15 and ran up to 60 km each day to complete her 1312.26 km run in 26 days. “It’s a bit surreal to be honest,” she told AAP on Jan. 12 after completing the ultramarathon.  “I feel like I need to pinch myself and then I’ll wake up tomorrow and need to run again.” The Guinness World Records still needs to officially tick off the record but it does surpass Australian Pat Farmer’s current record of 1198 km over 19 days. ...

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