CurraNZ ultra-runner sets new 48-hour world record of 411.458 Kilometers (255.668 Miles)

CurraNZ ambassador Dr Jo Zakrzewski set a 48-hour world record of 411.458 kilometers (255.668 miles) at the Taipei Ultramarathon the weekend of February 10-12.

Jo, a GP from Scotland living in Australia, broke the record of 403.32km (250.611 miles) set in May by Patrycja Bereznowska of Poland on May 15, 2022.

Remarkably, Jo had never raced a 48-hour event but is a multiple 24-hour UK record-holder, running 247.985 kilometers (154.091 miles) at the European Championships in August.

She also holds the Scottish 12-hour, 24-hour, 100-mile and 200-mile records and in 2019 became the fastest woman to run 155 miles across the Namib and Sahara deserts.