Sam Harvey has made history.
He has won a last-man-standing backyard ultra marathon in 43 hours, covering a distance of 288 kilometers- unbelievably just 10 days after tying the world record for running 101 hours where he covered 677kilometers in Australia.
The Krayzie Midwinter Backyard Ultra kicked off at 7:30 AM on Saturday in Christchurch, and ended at 2.20am on Monday with Sam beating his race partner to make history by completing 43 laps to raise money for youth mental health charity I Am Hope.
But Harvey’s historic win didn’t come without everything almost falling apart at the start.
In backyard ultras, competitors must consecutively run a circuit of 6.7 kilometers every hour.
“Sam’s achievement is astonishing. He has redefined the limits of human endurance, mind and body. When you feel like everything is going against you, just put one step in front of the other,” says I Am Hope founder Mike King.
Harvey raised $20,000 for I Am Hope when he competed at Dead Cow Cully in Queensland just 10 days ago, garnering international attention. But he is not done yet, with plans to complete in the Big Dog’s Backyard Ultra in Tennessee, America later this year.
Credit: sunlive.co.nz
