
With a score of 207.886 km, 31 laps, Patryk Świętochowski won the Backyard Ultra in Malta, a race where competitors are to run a distance of 6,706 m (4.167 miles) in less than one hour and repeat this process until they are unable to keep it up any longer. This is the first-ever victory for a Pole at a foreign event in this formula.
“The whole race passed in relative comfort, all loops under 44 min and a lot of strength remaining, which makes me very happy. If I find an opponent, I'm ready to run over 300 km,” the Polish athlete wrote on social media.
“Finally, a big thank you to everyone who supports me and believed from the start that I was capable of winning. I hope I didn’t disappoint. I also thank the people of Malta for helping me with logistics and organisation, without your support victory would have been much more difficult,” he added.Patryk Świętochowski from 🇵🇱Poland has won 🇲🇹Malta's Backyard Ultra race with the final result of 207,886 km‼️
— PLinMalta (@PLinMalta) December 13, 2022
This is the first time in history that a Polish runner wins a Backyard Ultra race👏
A race with no official end, a Backyard Ultra is a last person standing challenge. pic.twitter.com/VsC7wWfzjc