Marathon skater Bart Vreugdenhil from Amsterdam has broken the world hour record on natural ice. In Winterswijk he came to a distance of 36 kilometers and 717 meters.
The old world hour record was from 1949 and was held by the Norwegian Marius Strijbis with a distance of 32.660 kilometers. Initially, the record was attributed to the Frenchman Léon Quaglia, but his attempt in 1928 turned out not to have been officially recognized.
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The skating association announced today that the first marathon on natural ice will not take place today. The ice thickness on various outdoor rinks is still disappointing.