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Zakrzewski caught after driving away from ultramarathon

Joasia Zakrzewski (47, UK), who participated in an ultra marathon (50 miles, about 80.5 km) and came in 3rd place, but was caught riding a car in some sections, finished 12th. He was suspended as a player for three months.

The British BBC and Reuters reported on the 16th (Korean time) that "British Athletics Federation imposed disciplinary action on Zakrzewski, suspending his athlete status for 12 months."

Zakrzyewski participated in the 50-mile ultramarathon from Manchester, England, to Liverpool on April 7 and came in third place in the women's division.

However, after the organizers discovered Zakrzewski's 'abnormal record' of running 1 mile (approximately 1.6 km) in 1 minute and 40 seconds through the athlete tracking system, they began further investigation.

To run a mile in 1 minute and 40 seconds, you need to run 100 meters in 6.25 seconds 16 times.

Upon further investigation, it was revealed that Zakrzewski had traveled approximately 4 km by car.

Zakrzewski said, "I participated in the 'non-competitive category' in the April competition. I got in the car because I had a medical condition and reported it to the race management staff. Since I did not participate in the competitive category, there is no reason to be disciplined." claimed.

However, the British Athletics Federation said, "Zakrzewski crossed the finish line in third place and received the trophy. They did not even return the trophy," adding, "Brain fog experienced by ultra marathoners (a persistent feeling of being dazed as if there is fog in the head)." "Even if he suffers from , he will recover in a week. Even after a week, Zakrzewski did not express his intention to return the trophy," he said, confirming the disciplinary action.

Zakrzewski, who was born in Scotland and currently lives in Sydney, Australia, is a track, middle-distance and marathon runner.His personal best record for the 42.195km marathon full course is 2 hours, 39 minutes and 22 seconds.

From his mid-20s, he worked as a doctor and competed in marathons and ultramarathons.

In 2020, he ran 236.561 km in the 'Australia 24 Hour Run', and in February of this year, he ran 255 miles (about 411.5 km) in 48 hours in Taipei, Taiwan, setting an unofficial world record in this category.

Zakrzewski, who was known as the ‘Scottish Iron Man’ after setting many milestones, also lost his reputation with this ‘riding marathon’ skit. 토토사이트