Marathon runner sets 50-mile world record

American marathoner Charlie Lawrence set a world record by running 50 miles (80.5 km) in 4 hours, 48 ​​minutes, 21 seconds at Tunnel Hill in Vienna, Illinois.

Lawrence's time was nearly two minutes faster than the previous record set by UTMB champion Jim Walmsley in 2019 in California.

Lawrence started cautiously at Tunnel Hill on November 11, picking up speed as he approached the 46.7km mark. The 28-year-old completed the 80.5km in 4 hours, 48 ​​minutes, and 21 seconds, clocking a 3:35 pace (1km in 3 minutes, 35 seconds). He achieved his pre-race goal, which he posted on social media, of breaking the 50-mile record and hitting a 3:35 pace.

Lawrence before crossing the finish line with a world record 50-mile run. Photo: Bare Performance Nutrition

Lawrence is a professional marathon runner. He qualified for the US marathon qualifying for Paris 2024 in October at the McKirdy Micro Marathon in Rockland, New York, where he equaled a personal best (PB) of 2 hours 16 minutes 10 seconds.

In an interview with semi-professional runner Michael Brandt on Instagram , Lawrence revealed that he wanted to become a professional runner since first grade. "I watched a cross-country race and told my parents that I wanted to win and I was going to win that race," the American athlete said. "For me, the hardest thing about being a professional runner is not to overtrain."

The Tunnel Hill 50 and 100 miles are unique in that they are classified as both road and trail races. The trail and road courses are sanctioned by the USATF, meaning runners can break records in both distances. Legendary American ultrarunner Camille broke the women's 100-mile (160.9 km) record in 2017 with a time of 12 hours, 42 minutes, and 40 seconds.

Tunnel Hill's course is unpaved and is certified as a trail race by both the American Trail Runners Association and the International Trail Runners Association. In 2018, American Zach Bitter ran 100 miles in 12 hours, 8 minutes, 36 seconds, a world best on an unpaved surface.

In addition to Lawrence's record, the women's 50-mile record was broken by American Polina Hodnette, who clocked a time of 5:54:14. This is also the fourth-fastest 50-mile time in North American history. The 100-mile record was also broken by Bitter, who was broken by Swede Elov Olsson, who clocked a time of 11:26:19.

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