Imogen Boddy
Imogen Boddy, also known as Imo (born 1999), is a British ultra marathon runner. She is the world record holder as the youngest female to have run the length of the UK at the age of 22 and the fastest female globally to have completed the UK's National Three Peak challenge on foot.[1]
Career History
[edit]Boddy was born in Malton, Yorkshire, England. She attended Sedbergh School, a public school in the town of Sedbergh, Cumbria, North West England, famous for its sports tradition. Many Old Sedberghians have national caps and international tournament experience or have represented the school at national level competitions in various disciplines. While attending Sedbergh School as an Upper Sixth pupil, Boddy also created "The Boddy Challenge".[2] The triathlon event consists of a 6 miles swim in Lake Windermere, followed by a marathon around the lake and a 20 miles cycle back to Sedberg from Windermere.
Endurance Challenges
[edit]As part of her first major endurance challenge, in 2021 Boddy ran a marathon a day for seven days completing each of them in under four hours whilst raising over £30,000 for charity.[3][4]
In 2022, at the age of 22, Boddy became the youngest known female to run the length of Britain. Covering the distance between John O'Groats in the north of Scotland and Land's End in western Cornwall, she ran 40 miles (60 km) a day for 22 days straight.[5]
In 2024, Boddy completed the UK's National Three Peaks challenge. As part of her effort, she climbed and ran between Ben Nevis in Scotland, Scafell Pike in England and Snowdon in Wales covering 442 miles (680 km). Having completed the challenge in just 6 days, 5 hours and 43 minutes, she was awarded the Guinness World Record for the fastest female time to complete the challenge.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ "Yorkshire runner breaks 45-year Three Peaks record". bbc.co.uk. 23 May 2024. Retrieved 2024-09-22.
- ^ "OS Imo Boddy Creates History with Endurance World Record". sedberghschool.org. Retrieved 2024-09-22.
- ^ "How Imo Boddy Became The Fastest Female To Complete The Three Peaks Challenge". therunningchannel.com. 30 May 2024. Retrieved 2024-09-22.
- ^ "Imo's RUNNING THE LENGTH OF THE UK". justgiving.com. Retrieved 2024-09-22.
- ^ "Imo Boddy – Youngest female to have run the length of Britain". ultrarunnermagazine.co.uk. 12 January 2023. Retrieved 2024-09-22.
- ^ "UK runner completes National Three Peaks Challenge in less than a week". guinnessworldrecords.com. Retrieved 2024-09-22.
External links
[edit]- "Yorkshire runner breaks 45-year Three Peaks record". BBC. 23 May 2024.
- "The British woman who broke Three Peaks record fuelled by ice lollies". The Telegraph. 26 May 2024.
- "Three Peaks Record". SkyNews. 21 May 2024.
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