Lipiäinen broke the 12 kilometer ultra running world record, says the Finnish Sports Federation.
For the first time, the Finnish record for women in official athletics is better than the Finnish record for men, says SUL. Illustration image. Sauli Lehtinen
Joensuu’s ultra running club Sisun Fairy tale Lipiäinen made sports history in the Kokkola Ultra Run, which ended at midnight, informs the Finnish Sports Association (SUL).
Lipiäinen overwhelmingly won both the women’s competition and the overall competition in the 12-hour run with a result of 153.6 kilometers.
It’s more like Polish Dominika Stelmach World record 152.633 kilometers run in Tel Aviv in January.
SUL says that the former Finnish and Nordic record was held by the ultra running club Endurance Noora Honkala 146.356 kilometers run in Sparta in February.
of the Ultrajuukko.fi website by Lipiäinen’s world record is awaiting official confirmation by the IAU, the international sports association for ultra running.
Women’s record harder than men’s
SUL says that now, for the first time, the women’s Finnish record in official athletics is better than the men’s Finnish record.
Lipiainen exceeded with his result Juuso Simpanen The result of the 148.640 kilometers run in Joensuu in 2021.
– Lipiäinen is a very versatile athlete. He is the reigning Finnish champion of the 100 kilometer run and finished fifth in the 100 kilometer World Championships last year. This spring, he has finished fourth in the half-marathon championships and sixth in the cross-country championships, SUL says in its press release.
Lipiäinen holds the Finnish record in five official ultra-running sports. They are 50km, 100km, 100 miles, 6 hour run and 12 hour run.