Satu Lipiäinen of Finland talks to the IAU about her recent 12hr World Record.

You can follow Satu on Instagram @satulipiainen

Cillian Flemming will be representing Ireland in the World Mountain and Trail Championships 2023.

Irish Mountain Running Association

Outsider Magazine

The Kerry Way Ultra

Virginia is an ultra-distance runner on road and trail. Born in Argentina, she has lived in Italy since she was 20, and represents Italy in endurance events. Virginia has achieved 15 years of racing ultra marathons, with almost 8 000 km covered during nearly 80 races.

Some highlights from her international races that she completed:

IAU World Championship participations:

Ultra-trail Races best results:

Most important ultramarathon participation:

Nadeem Khan the IAU President in conversation with Jacek Bedowski - IAU Director of Communication on the night before the IAU 24hr European Championships 2022 in Verona Italy.  Reflecting on a discussion we had in Albi at the 24hr World Championships back in 2019 and talking about the future for the IAU.

For further information on the IAU event and news you can visit our website at www.iau-ultramarathon.org

Therese did her first Ultra marathon back in 2013 which was the Stolkholm 50K and since then she has competed at a variety of distances including time based races.  In 2014 she took part in the Bislett 24hr race in Norway and covered a distance of 203.549Km and the following year she represented Norway 24 hour European championships in Torino Italy.

Jump forward to 2021 and Therese took part in the Bislett 24 hour race once again but this time she covered a distance of 261.170Km and set a new European Record.

This distance is the third best distance covered for a Female in a 24hr race and puts her second on the list to Camille Herron who holds the current IAU World Record for 24hrs which stands at 270.116Km set in Albi France at the World Championships 2019.

Associate Professor Peter van Wijngaarden is an ophthalmologist and medical scientist with research interests in diabetic retinopathy, Alzheimer’s disease and retinal imaging biomarker discovery. He has research experience in retinal vascular biology and central nervous system regeneration.  In his spare time he competes in Ultra Running and has represented The Netherlands at European and World Championships.

Jacek Bedowski the IAU Director of Communications talks about the successful Global Solidarity Run weekend 2021 and the plans for next year.

Megan qualified for Team USA by winning the North Coast 24 Hour National Championships with a distance of 226.217Km (140.569 Miles) in Cleveland on September 22,2018. She went on to compete in the IAU 24 Hour world Championships in Albi, France.

Megan is also ranked number 10 on the US women’s all time list for 100 miles with an impressive time of 14:50.28

You can follow Megan’s journey by checking out her blog www.runningoffthebeatenpath.wordpress.com and you can follow her on Instagram @run.megan.avocado

Paula Wright from Finland but living in Ireland was the Athletics Ireland 24hr Champion 2019 and in the same year she represented her home country of Finland in the 24hr World Championships in Albi, France.  Paula has completed over 100 Marathons and would be a familiar face at races throughout Ireland.  

You can follow Paula on Instagram @paulawright_runner