From the inspiring to the tragic, this is GearJunkie’s wrap on exploration and adventure news of the week. Here’s what you missed and a few things to look forward to.
American ultrarunner Camille Herron broke her own women’s 100-mile world record at the Track and Field Championships on Feb. 19. The 40-year-old endurance star broke the tape with 12:41:11 on the clock — nearly 30 minutes ahead of the first male athlete and silver medalist, Arlen Glick.
With that time, Herron bested her previous 100-mile speed record, set in 2017, by nearly 1.5 minutes. Friday’s performance also earned her the 50-mile world record for the 40-44 age group — she crossed the halfway mark at 6:08:24.
“I went into the race thinking, ‘I want to break 13 hours,'” Herron said in a new interview with iRunFar. “When I hit the 50-mile split in 6:08, I thought, ‘Oh, let’s go for it!’ I was pretty pumped up to hit 50 miles and think, ‘Okay, game on for the world record.'”
Camille Herron set a new women’s 100-mile world record in 12:41:11 at the Jackpot Ultras yesterday, breaking her old record of 12:42:40 set in 2017.
Here’s our interview from after her 2017 world record: https://t.co/f6ULnU0M7K https://t.co/wzHUWZpHVw
— iRunFar (@iRunFar) February 19, 2022
Snowboarding’s best showed up and threw down last week for the title of King or Queen of Corbet’s Couloir in Jackson Hole. Red Bull describes the comp as a “one-day, no-holds-barred freeride contest.” Hans Mindnich and Piper Kunst claimed the top spots at 2022’s showdown. Corey Jackson took home this year’s People’s Choice Award for favorite run overall. See the complete replay at redbull.com.
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