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Julia Clarke

"What an epic adventure" – at 96k per day, ultra runner Karel Sabbe sets blistering new time on iconic New Zealand trail

Karel Sabbe posts a selfie whilst running in New Zealand.

Ultra runner Karel Sabbe racked up another astonishing feat this weekend as he set a new FKT on New Zealand's Te Araroa (TA) trail.

The Belgian dentist announced on Instagram that he had run the 1,897-mile trail (that's 3,054k) which traverses the entire length of both the North and South Islands in just 31 days, 19 hours and 40 minutes. That's an eye-watering 17.5 days faster than the previous record, set by the UK's George Henderson in 2020.

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