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Matt Kollat

"It took me two whole days to warm up" – inside the race that tests runners beyond human limits

Sarah Perry ringing the bell at the Backyard Ultra in Tennessee, USA.

It’s hard to imagine what running for almost four days looks like, but that’s exactly what INOV8 athlete Sarah Perry just did.

The Cumbria-based ultra-runner has set a new Backyard Ultra Women’s World Record, completing 95 laps (or 395 miles) at the Big’s Backyard Ultra Individual World Championships in Tennessee.

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