The French spectators were delighted that they placed one person on the podium to join the 5 other medal winning nations. Guillot was third in 5.08.41 and Dallenbach retired. Her international was in Poland in the World Long Distance Mountain Running Challenge in which she was part of the English team. Marion Kapuscinski (AUT) started slowly but caught Isabelle Guillot at the highest part of the course and came home in second place in 4.55.52. The 2019 World Long Distance Mountain Running Challenge was the 16th edition of the global Mountain running competition, World Long Distance Mountain. Despite a tumble on the upper part of the course, Murray finished in a fine time of 4:37:42, in front of about 570 men. Both were surprised by the only Australian entry, Emma Murray (unknown in Europe), who established an early lead which extended throughout the race. French record holder for the marathon, Chantal Dallenbach, lined up with 4 times World Mountain Running champion, Isabelle Guillot (FRA). An ideal course layout for elite speedsters and those taking their first strides in the world of ultra trail running, The Endurance Challenge Wisconsin. Whilst Schiessl started favourite in the men’s race, the women race, over the same distance, was more unpredictable. Schiessl, the European mountain running championship silver medallist, recorded a winning time of 3:59:47. The World Long Distance Mountain Running Championships (from 2004 up to 2014 the name was World Long Distance Mountain Running Challenge ), 1 is an annual international mountain running competition organised by the World Mountain Running Association (WMRA). At one stage, he was 4 minutes ahead, but at the finish, Toni Vencelj (SLO) was only 37 seconds behind after 4 hours of running. Just to clarify, pictured above is Stevie winning the 2012 World Long Distance Mountain Running Challenge (Jungfrau Marathon - Interlaken, SUI). Another Bingley Harrier, Victoria Wilkinson, trained for months to knock five minutes off the women’s record set by Anna Pichrtova (Strakova), of the Czech Republic, in the World Long. In the men's race, Helmut Schiessl (GER) immediately took the lead and was never passed. His time of 2hrs 46mins 3secs remains unbeaten despite an international field in 2008 when the Race hosted the World Long Distance Mountain Running Challenge. More than 600 runners, set out on the 50km course, facing a climb of over 2000 metres in fine weather. The 2nd edition of the WMRA World Long Distance Mountain Running Challenge was held today from the Pyrenees (France) mountain town of Cauterets, in conjunction with the Marathon du Vignemale.
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