by A woman beat both her alumni and her current husband in a 100-mile race than her children looked up.
The strenuous event took place on August 16 in Lewes during the first national 100 mile championships that take place in Sussex for 44 years.
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The race asked the participants to run 402 times to run the Lewes Athletics Club route within 24 hours.
The race took place in the Lewes Athletics Club (Image: Brian Boggenpoel) Among the competitors was school administrator Loes van Bremen, who had completed the distance in 23 hours, 39 minutes and 15 seconds.
Ms. van Bremen was also the only woman who ended the race.
With her, her former husband and current spouse Rob Tteeg and Wilfried van Bremen were, both of whom could not end the race.
Ms. van Bremen was cheered on by two of her children, Marit and Mick.
Loes van Bremen together with the former husband Rob Tteeg (Image: Mark Easton) After the race, the family started a nine-day camping tour through the UK.
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The race started on Saturday at noon with 35 men and women with cheap weather conditions.
However, the sun began to shine on Sunday, which caused 24 participants to broke out of the way due to injuries or the knowledge that the 100 miles could not be completed within the time limit.
Racing winner Bart de Vries (Image: Mark Easton) Jonathan Hobbs from the Ashford Athletic Club in Kent, who wanted to win the 100 miles for a third year in a row, took over an immediate lead, but was overtaken by the later winner Bart de Vries when the night fell.
Mr. de Vries crossed the finish line in 21 hours, 13 minutes and 36 seconds and a place in the prestigious Centurions Club, which only accepts members who complete the removal of 100 miles within 24 hours.
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Mr. Hobbs finished second, 31 minutes behind Mr. de Vries.
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Other finishers were Ignace Matthys and Kurt Tempels from Belgium, Andrew Titley for the Isle of Man, and Dutch citizens Marco van Heel, Remco Luhrman and Frank van der Gulik.
The race was the longest event in Sussex since a similar race took place in Wasdean in May 1981.
Despite the challenges, many participants have expressed their willingness to return next year.
