Lululemon’s six-day ultramarathon, FURTHER, concluded on March 12 – throughout the entire ultramarathon, runner Camille Herron broke 12 world records. Keep reading below to learn more.
The ultramarathon, FURTHER, sponsored solely by lululemon as a means to gather data on female athletic performance, began on March 6 and concluded on March 12 (International Women’s Day) in La Quinta, California. By providing female athletes with resources and accessories not usually available to them in the way that they are available to male athletes, lululemon wanted to see just how far women could go. As it turns out, they’re unstoppable.
Camille Herron recently set a new women’s six-day World Record when she ran 560.33 miles at lululemon’s FURTHER ultramarathon. That title was previously held by New Zealand’s Sandra Barwick, who ran 549.063 miles in Australia back in 1990, meaning Herron bested Barwick by more than 11 miles.
FURTHER was set on a 2.55 loop mostly-dirt look around Lake Cahuilla. Interestingly, the ultrarunning records that were reached during the event are managed by differing governing bodies and nonprofits. According to iRunFar:
The 48-hour mark is recognized as a world record by the governing body International Association of Ultrarunners (IAU) and, in the U.S., an American record for this time-based event is managed by the governing body USA Track and Field (USATF) and divided into track and road surfaces.
The 6-day mark is considered by the IAU as a world best performance.
All the other records listed above are tracked by the nonprofit Global Organization of Multi-Day Ultramarathoners (GOMU).
As for her own routine, Herron tweeted, “Run, eat, hydrate, sleep, and repeat. Over and over and over again for 5+ days.”
Being that one of the reasons for this ultramarathon, to begin with, was to see how women athletes could stack up against male athletes when provided with the same resources, Herron is proving that women can stand equally with their male counterparts. Trishul Churns, head of global organization of multi-day ultramarathoners (via The Guardian):
It was just a matter of time. Camille’s performance has proved that women who enter the game can compete on an equal footing with men.
More on lululemon FURTHER:
- Camille Herron goes there, runs that as she breaks world records during lululemon’s ultramarathon
- Lululemon’s Global Ambassador Collective runs for equity in ultramarathon
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