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A few experts began speculating that women would eventually outpace men. Remember it.įlash back a few decades: In the mid-1970s, when women started running marathons more regularly, it soon became apparent that some were very good at the 26.2-mile distance - and even ultra distances. Comparing the two performances, Sabbe beats Dauwalter by almost exactly 10 percent.

female endurance.Įxcept that male runner Karel Sabbe was still going strong in a sister event in Antwerp, and he eventually logged 312.5 miles. It seemed a giant leap for womankind in the long debate over male vs. Over almost three days, she covered 283.33 miles to beat all the men. I made sure I didn't overtake the runner in front when I saw her as I didn't want to interfere with her race," she added.Last October, Courtney Dauwalter won the Big’s Backyard Ultra in Bell Buckle, Tenn., tying the course record. "I agreed to carry on in a non-competitive way. "When I got to the checkpoint I told them I was pulling out and that I had been in the car, and they said: 'You will hate yourself if you stop,'" Zakrzewski told the BBC.

When she saw a friend nearby, she asked him to drive her to the next checkpoint so she could tell race officials that she was dropping out. Zakrzewski, who is a doctor and lives in Australia, issued a public apology on Wednesday, saying that her actions were a result of miscommunication, and were "not malicious," the BBC reported.Īround halfway through the course, she said she got lost and stopped running after her leg started to hurt. She traveled by car for about 2.5 miles before continuing to complete the race, he added. Zakrzewski has been stripped of the result and the case has been referred to UK Athletics, the BBC reported. Wayne Drinkwater, the director of the GB Ultras race, said that Zakrzewski had been "disqualified from the event having taken vehicle transport during part of the route," the BBC reported on Tuesday.