Top British ultra-marathon runner disqualified after 'using car to drive part of 50-mile race' and still coming in third
Joasia Zakrzewski, 47, finished third in the 2023 GB Ultras earlier this month but has since been accused of travelling two-and-a-half miles of the race by car.
Mapping data found she covered a mile in just one minute and 40 seconds and reached a top speed of 35mph – faster than Usain Bolt at his best.Dr Zakrewski said: "When I got to the checkpoint I told them I was pulling out and that I had been in the car, and they said 'you will hate yourself if you stop'.
"I agreed to carry on in a non-competitive way. I made sure I didn't overtake the runner in front when I saw her as I didn't want to interfere with her race.""I was tired and jetlagged and felt sick."I hold my hands up, I should have handed them back and not had pictures done but I was feeling unwell and spaced out and not thinking clearly."
Dr Zakrzewski agreed to the lift as she was feeling "sick" having flown in from Australia the night before, friends claimed.She 'had a lovely time!': Dad of Arsenal mascot 'ignored by squad' defends her treatment amid backlashThe below happened because a fellow competitor cheated.After an investigation, she has now been DQ’d, and rightly so. 🧵
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