British woman runs 106 marathons in 106 days with a broken knee, also breaks a Guinness World Record

A British woman earned the Guinness World Record title for most consecutive days to run a marathon distance (female) she ran 106 marathons in 106 days consecutively. Kate Jayden, 35, of Derbyshire in England, began running marathon distances of 26.2 miles (42.1 km) every day on December 31, 2021 and finished her incredible run on April 15, this year.
British athlete runs 106 marathons in 106 days to equal the Guinness World Record | Picture courtesy: Kate Jayden/Instagram

British athlete runs 106 marathons in 106 days to equal the Guinness World Record | Picture courtesy: Kate Jayden/Instagram

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KEY HIGHLIGHTS
  • Kate is now the joint holder of the Guinness World Record alongside two Scottish women.
  • She ran a distance greater than the 2,620 miles between Syria and the UK to raise funds for refugees and asylum seekers.
  • Kate also broke her knee along the way but managed to see the challenge through.
A British woman earned the Guinness World Record title for most consecutive days to run a marathon distance (female) she ran 106 marathons in 106 days consecutively.
Kate Jayden, 35, of Derbyshire in England, began running marathon distances of 26.2 miles (42.1 km) every day on December 31, 2021 and finished her incredible run on April 15, this year.
The elusive feat is made more remarkable by the fact that the endurance athlete, who set out to raise funds for refugees, juggled a full-time job and a record-breaking endeavour all the way through.
"Knowing I’d need to continue for 6 hours after 8-9 hours of a work day was overwhelming at times, but discipline and commitment to the reasons I began, overtook when motivation waned," Kate told Guinness World Records.
She had initially only planned to run 100 marathons, a distance equivalent to the 2,620 miles between Aleppo, Syria and the United Kingdom - a route often taken by refugees seeking shelter.
“I believe in a world where people shouldn’t have to make a choice between cleanliness or hunger no matter what their circumstances are,” the runner says.
Kate ended up raising £43,000 (or Rs. 41.5 lakh) for humanitarian causes when she closed out her attempt with 106 marathons in 106 days.
"To run this distance of a refugee’s journey was incredibly humbling. It felt like such a privilege and honour to have been able to experience that and to be able to take the record back to those charities and supporters who facilitated the journey,” she said.
However, the back-breaking effort and fatigue weren’t the only challenges she faced along the way.
Kate reported a hurting knee on day 46 but kept at it to see her challenge through.
Later, in May, an MRI scan revealed that she ran the rest of her attempt with a fractured knee.
The British athlete’s Guinness World Record for most consecutive days to run a marathon distance (female) was equalled by Scottish couple Fay Cunningham and Emma Petrie when they ran for 106 days from February 19 to June 4, 2022.
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