Forums >General Running>Des Linden smashes 50K WR
I guess I should really make a new post, because this is bigger news than the 50K WR. (It won't get anywhere near the same coverage, though, because Des Linden.)
Aleksandr Sorokin broke Zach Bitter's 100-mile World Record last weekend, in his 100-mile debut. It was 11:19, now 11:15. And he kept running to break Zach's 12-hour WR as well.
https://www.irunfar.com/2021/04/aleksandr-sorokin-runs-new-100-mile-and-12-hour-world-records.html
https://centurionrunning.com/reports/2021/track-100-2021-race-report
I had a heads up on the attempt from an obscure podcast I follow, pre-race interview with Sorokin. He didn't actually say he was going for the WR, but based on his bona fides (24-hour world champion; 22:04 Spartathlon, second only to Kouros; fastest 100K in the world last year) I knew it was absolutely worth following. I'm glad I did!
Are we there, yet?
And a thank you for posting the link on FB where I was able to follow his progress.
2024 Races:
03/09 - Livingston Oval Ultra 6-Hour, 22.88 miles
05/11 - D3 50K 05/25 - What the Duck 12-Hour
06/17 - 6 Days in the Dome 12-Hour.
I guess I should really make a new post, because this is bigger news than the 50K WR. (It won't get anywhere near the same coverage, though, because Des Linden.) Aleksandr Sorokin broke Zach Bitter's 100-mile World Record last weekend, in his 100-mile debut. It was 11:19, now 11:15. And he kept running to break Zach's 12-hour WR as well. https://www.irunfar.com/2021/04/aleksandr-sorokin-runs-new-100-mile-and-12-hour-world-records.html https://centurionrunning.com/reports/2021/track-100-2021-race-report I had a heads up on the attempt from an obscure podcast I follow, pre-race interview with Sorokin. He didn't actually say he was going for the WR, but based on his bona fides (24-hour world champion; 22:04 Spartathlon, second only to Kouros; fastest 100K in the world last year) I knew it was absolutely worth following. I'm glad I did!
I saw that then, absurd. Congrats to Sorokin.
1600 - 5:23 (2018), 5k - 19:33 (2018), 10k - 41:20 (2021), half - 1:38:57 (2018), Marathon - 3:37:17 (2018)
Good post!