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Gabriela "Gaby" Andersen-Schiess (born 20 May 1945 in Zürich) is a former Swiss long-distance runner who participated in the first women's Olympic marathon at the 1984 Summer Olympics. Though living in Sun Valley, Idaho , and working as a ski instructor at the time, Andersen-Schiess represented Switzerland in the 1984 Los Angeles Games.
In 2013, Oakes became the fastest female in aggregate time to complete a marathon on each continent (23h:27m:40s); [2] the fastest female in aggregate time to complete a marathon on each continent and the North Pole (28h:20m:50s); [3] and the fastest female in elapsed time to complete a marathon on each continent and the North Pole (225 days and 18 hours). [4]
For a performance to be ratified as a world record by World Athletics, the marathon course on which the performance occurred must be 42.195 km (26.219 mi) long, [34] measured in a defined manner using the calibrated bicycle method [35] (the distance in kilometers being the official distance; the distance in miles is an approximation) and meet other criteria that rule out artificially fast ...
Far Lands or Bust (abbreviated FLoB) is an online video series created by Kurt J. Mac in which he plays the video game Minecraft.The series depicts his journey to the "Far Lands", a distant area of a Minecraft world in which the terrain generation does not function correctly, creating a warped landscape.
Every Woman's Marathon (EWM) is an annual marathon that takes place in Savannah, Georgia in the United States. It is significant because it was designed to be a female-centric marathon on a "for women, by women" model. [3] The race's advisory board includes Kathrine Switzer, Desiree Linden, and Deena Kastor. [4]
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A switch to the marathon event demonstrated her talents further: She won the Nagoya and Osaka Women's Marathons, [1] and took the silver medal in the marathon at the 2003 World Championships in Athletics. Her good form continued and she became the Olympic champion in the marathon at the 2004 Athens Olympics.
In a race in Sydney in July 2020, she set three Scottish records: distance run in 12 hours and 24 hours, and time for 100 miles, and broke the British record for 200km. [ 9 ] In February 2023, Zakrzewski set a world record of 255.7 miles (411.5 km) for a distance run in 48 hours, [ 10 ] although this was beaten the following month when Camille ...