Brighton Marathon
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| Locations | Brighton and Hove |
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| Course records | Men: 2:09:25 (William Chebor, 2014); Women: 2:28:50 (Eunice Kales, 2013) |
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| ID | 3068342 |
About Brighton Marathon
The Brighton Marathon is a long-distance running event held annually in Brighton and Hove, England. The event was first run on 18 April 2010 and has been held in April every year since. The inaugural Brighton Marathon was set up by former international athlete Tim Hutchings and local athlete Tom Naylor.
Woman completes 100 marathons in 100 days world record
An endurance athlete who has been running Every Day for 100 Days has broken the record for completing The Most marathons in consecutive days.
Kate Jayden, from Derbyshire, has completed a covering 2,620 Miles .
She hit the milestone as she finished the Brighton Marathon on Sunday.
The current female record is held by US runner, Alyssa Clark , who completed 95 marathons in 95 consecutive days,
On finishing, the 35-year-old, from Hartington, said: " I'm feeling geriatric mostly.
" I was just overwhelmed. I feel very privileged that I was able to Take That journey and so many people have been In Touch to say they have been inspired by it too. "
'Grit and tenacity'Mrs Jayden initially set out on 1 January to run 2,620 Miles - the distance a refugee would travel from Aleppo, Syria, to the UK as a way of raising money and awareness to help refugees.
She then realised it would amount to running a marathon Every Day for 100 Days , and would break a World Record if she completed it.
" That's what kept me going, " she added.
" The main thing was always about The Journey from Syria and knowing how much money was being raised makes me cry. That's the bit I cared about when I crossed that line.
" The mental grit and tenacity has got me through and to pick myself up and go again each day.
" My motto throughout has been 'don't let anybody ever tell you that you can't make a difference'. "
Mrs Jayden, who has documented her journey on, has raised almost £25,000 for charities, the Refugee Council, Trussell Trust and The Hygiene Bank with her challenge.
She Said she would Now Only rest for a week before the training begins again for a continuous Deca Triathlon In July , which will see her taking on a 24-mile swim, 1,120-mile bike ride and 262-mile run.
" I'll take This Week off to rest and recover and slowly introduce the bike and swims back in again and Focus On that for a while, " She Said .
She previously said she took on The Challenge to push herself and also to encourage other women into sport and represent the LGBT community.
Mrs Jayden could now be waiting for almost a year to have her record confirmed by the Guinness World Records.
Source of news: bbc.com
