The Unixsport 48 Hour/6 Day International Ultramarathon Challenge in Balatonfüred, Hungary ended today.
Wolfgang Schwerk maintained his lead and set a new course record surpassing William Sichel’s benchmark set in 2011. Schwerk ran an average of 145.8 km (90 m) a day to finish with with 874.864 (543.6 miles)
Martin Fryer in second place set a new Australian 48 hour record on his way to recording 815 km for 6 days and third placed Italian Andrea Accorsi also set a 48 hour National age group record.
Italy’s Monica Barchetti after running neck and neck with Hungarian Krisztina Nagyné for a long time finally pulled away on the final day to finish with a total of 723 km, good enough for eighth place overall. Third place was Barbara Becker from Germany with 513.075.
| 1 | Wolfgang Schwerk | GER | 874.864 |
| 2 | Martin Fryer | AUS | 815.76 |
| 3 | Andrea Accorsi | ITA | 777.621 |
| 1 | Monica Barchetti | HUN | 723.227 |
| 2 | Nagyné Bakucz Krisztina | ITA | 712.171 |
| 3 | Barbara Becker | GER | 513.075 |
Thanks to Alan Young for updates and photos. Alans images are on Picasa
Website: UNIX 6 Day/48 Hour Race
Live webcam on the site plus a live updated scoreboard
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