Jacky Hunt-Broersma
Jacky Hunt-Broersma | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1975 (age 48–49) South Africa |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation | Ultramarathon runner |
| Years active | 2016-present |
Jacky Hunt-Broersma is an American amputee ultramarathon runner who was born and raised in South Africa.[1] Hunt-Broersma lost her leg to Ewing sarcoma in 2001 when she was 26 years old.[2] She started running in 2016. She quickly progressed from running 5 km races to running ultramarathons.[3]
In 2019 Hunt-Broersma became the first amputee to compete in the TransRockies Mountain Stage Race in Colorado.[4][3]
In 2020 she became the first amputee to run 100-miles on a treadmill,[4] running it in 23hr 38m.[5] While she originally planned to do it with an in-person race at the Umstead 100, she did so virtually due to the COVID-19 cancellations.[6]
Hunt-Broersma hoped to run one hundred marathons in one hundred days,[7][8] which would have been the world record for consecutive marathons by a woman,[7][8] but British runner Kate Jayden completed her 101st marathon during Hunt-Broersma's quest, so Hunt-Broersma increased her goal to one hundred and two consecutive marathons.[9][2] Hunt-Broersma ended up running 104 marathons in 104 days, finishing this in April 2022.[10] These 104 marathons included the inaugural para athletics division of the 2022 Boston Marathon.
References
[edit]- ^ Hoagland, Erika (December 19, 2021). "UR Ambassador: Jacky Hunt-Broersma". Retrieved April 14, 2022.
- ^ a b Jacoby, Sarah (April 18, 2022). "Woman with 1 leg hopes to break world record running 102 marathons in 102 days". Retrieved April 27, 2022.
- ^ a b Snider-McGrath, Ben (April 29, 2020). "Meet amputee ultrarunner Jacky Hunt-Broersma". Canadian Running. Retrieved April 14, 2022.
- ^ a b "Jacky Hunt-Broersma Is Ready to Run in the Boston Marathon's Para Athletics Divisions". April 12, 2022.
- ^ Miller, Korin (April 27, 2020). "Watch This Woman Run 100 Miles On A Treadmill In Under 24 Hours". Retrieved April 14, 2022.
- ^ Brar, Faith (May 1, 2020). "This Amputee Ultrarunner Casually Ran 100 Miles On Her Treadmill In One Day". SHAPE. Retrieved April 14, 2022.
- ^ a b Touri, Amin (April 18, 2022). "Amputee athlete Jacky Hunt-Broersma finishes 2022 Boston Marathon, makes it 92 marathons in 92 days – The Boston Globe". Boston Globe. Retrieved April 27, 2022.
- ^ a b Torres Burtka, Allison (April 12, 2022). "Jacky Hunt-Broersma Is Ready to Run in the Boston Marathon's Para Athletics Divisions". Women's Running. Retrieved April 14, 2022.
- ^ "British runner sets Guinness World Record for most consecutive marathons". Canadian Running Magazine. April 13, 2022.
- ^ "Amputee Jacky Hunt-Broersma ran 104 marathons in 104 days — and may have set a record". NPR.