Eszter Horanyi

3 weeks ago | irunfar.com | Eszter Horanyi

When, earlier this year, I somewhat accidentally found myself signed up for the Revenant, New Zealand’s version of the Barkley Marathons, I opted to wear the CamelBak Ultra Belt 17oz ($60) for extra storage capacity in addition to a running vest so that I could carry 17 hours of food, some water, plus an extensive mandatory gear list. I pondered other belts, but ultimately, this was the one that had all the features and storage that I wanted.

4 weeks ago | flipboard.com | Eszter Horanyi

3 hours agoThe TV presenter reflects on her epic completion of a 78-mile ultramarathon in Namibia – and explains why anyone can be a runner if they want to be TV presenter Helen Skelton, who completed her fourth London Marathon in April 2025, is no stranger to extreme challenges. Among other adventures, she …

4 weeks ago | irunfar.com | Eszter Horanyi

When American Megan Eckert set a new women’s six-day world record at the Six Days of France on May 4, 2025, she didn’t just eek out a few more miles than previous record holder Camille Herron, she ran more than 40 miles farther than any woman before, setting a new standard of 603.155 miles (970.685 kilometers). This is Eckert’s second world record after she set a new women’s backyard ultra record at the Big Dog’s Backyard Ultra with a distance of 362 miles, or 87 yards (laps) in 2024.

4 weeks ago | irunfar.com | Eszter Horanyi

In nearly all racing formats, records come down to the smallest margins, and when Ivan Zaborsky of Russia set a new men’s six-day world record, it was by a distance that could have been erased by a single push of a snooze button on an alarm clock. After 144 hours of racing at the Six Days of France in Vallon Pont d’Arc, he stopped at noon on May 4, having completed 650.919 miles (1,047.554 kilometers).

4 weeks ago | irunfar.com | Eszter Horanyi

When a late spring storm rolled through central Arizona on the morning of Monday, May 5, runners who’d just started the 2025 Cocodona 250 Mile were pummeled with rain and hail as they made their way north from Back Canyon City, Arizona, to the Crown King aid station, some 36 miles into the race.