Megan Eckert Sets New Women’s 6-Day World Record, Overall American Record
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Megan Eckert Sets New Women’s 6-Day World Record, Overall American Record
The post Megan Eckert Sets New Women’s 6-Day World Record, Overall American Record appeared first on iRunFar. Heading into the 2026 EMU-GOMU 6-Day World Championships in Balatonfüred, Hungary, last week, American Megan Eckert wasn’t shy about sharing that she was aiming not only to break her own six-day world record, but also wanted to go after the overall American record, held by Joe Fejes. After 144 hours of racing around a 0.5581-mile loop (0…
Megan Eckert, a mathematics teacher from New Mexico's basic education, broke the six-day world record and the U.S. absolute record at the same distance, traveling 1,024 kilometers and finishing the prowess on Wednesday morning in Balatonfüred, Hungary. The 40-year-old North American athlete participated in the Global Organization of Multi-Day Ultramarathoners (GOMU) six-year World Championship with the aim of beating both records. She ended up a…
Megan Eckert won the overall victory at the six-day World Championships in Balatonfüred, covering 1,024.319 kilometers. Among the Hungarians, Zsuzsanna Maráz and Szabolcs Beda also won bronze medals.
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