Ultramarathon runners Camille Herron thought she had made history by breaking the 100-mile world record - only to find out it did not count. The 40-year-old crossed the line in a time of 12 hours, 41 minutes and 11 seconds at the Jackpot Ultra Running Festival in Henderson, NV nine months ago.
She thought she had shattered her own world record, but according to the USA Track & Field (USATF) Committee, it has been erased from history as the course was measured incorrectly. It has since been measured twice and sadly for Herron, the course was deemed to be 716 feet short when she thought she had set a blistering world record.
This was confirmed in a measuring report that indicates the course was measured on Oct. 25 by Brandon Wilson, a World Athletics measurer. “Due to overwhelming documentation, photos, first-hand accounts, and live video coverage of the race this fact is not in dispute, no runners in any contest ran certified courses on race-day,” Wilson said.
