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OUSer Bio:
Barbara Szlachetka

Location: Hamburg (GER) & Wroclaw (POL)
E-mail: chhottas@debitel.net
Website: http://szlachetka.de
Occupation: Student
Height: 156.6 cm
Weight: 51 kg
Birthplace: Lomza (Poland)
Date of birth: 17.05.1956
Years running:  3
Years running ultras: 3
Shoes I wear:  Asics
Favourite Running Surface: everything: track, indoor, road, trail, fjell, - I like small laps
Some ultras I have completed: Grand Union Canal (UK) 145 Mile Trail Race, Birmingham to London 2000 (3 rd lady, 1st unsupported, 4th lady all-time - hardest British ultra, only 5 refreshment points), UltraCentric 48 Hours Track in Dallas/TX 2000, IAU World Championship 48 Hours indoor 2000 in Brno/CZE with 284.053 km (world record W40 indoor), 72 hours road in Deventer/NED 2000, 48 hours road in Cologne/GER 1999
PBs: Marathon 3:39:34 (1998) 50 km 4:33:39 (1998) 100 km 9:55:24 (1998) 100 M 21:00:06 (2000 indoor) 200 km 29:37:49 (2000 indoor) 150 M 39:14:30 (2000 indoor) 250 km 40:58:32 (2000 indoor) 6 hours 59.880 km (1998 road) 12 hours 102.250 km (2000 indoor) 24 hours 174.538 km (2000 road) 24 hours 172.504 km (2000 indoor) 24 hours 166.400 km (2000 track) 48 hours 304.000 km (2000 track) 48 hours 286.741 km (2000 road) 48 hours 284.053 km (2000 indoor) 72 hours 404.576 km (2000 road)
Best Performances: German Champion W40 24 hours 1998 (in my 1st year of running) 52 marathons/ultras in my 1st year (from 15.11.1997 to 14.11.1998) = Guinness record first 100 marathons/ultras in 101 weeks (from 15.11.1997 to 24.10.1999) = Guinness record Polish record road & overall in my 1st 48 hours race Cologne/GER 1999 with 251.219 km Bronze medal in 1st IAU World Championship 48 Hours indoor 2000 in Brno/CZE with 284.053 km = another Polish record indoor & overall and a world record W40 indoor 3rd lady 72 hours road in Deventer/NED 2000 with 404.576 km, with the 48 hours split (286.741 km)another Polish record road & overall Winner of UltraCentric 48 Hours Track in Dallas/TX in Nov. 2000 with 304.000 km (Polish record track & overall). March 2001 - finished the IAU World Cup 48 Hours indoor race in Brno/CZE with a new (my 5th) Polish Record overall. My PB now is 315.948 K! This was 3rd place in the women's competition and 9th overall!
Ultra Achievement:
I never gave up.
Typical training week: Nothing, just running marathon/ultra on weekend.
Injury history:
Some muscle problems in the first years. Blisters - special thanks to Tom Crull (Dallas) for his treatment!
Favourite ultra foods: Hot soup.
Favourite ultra beverages: Coke, ice tea.
Things I like most about ultras: The great atmosphere and the friendship of the runners, helping each other.
Things I hate most about ultras: Blisters. Wind.
What got me started on ultras: To prove my own strength. Being in love with an ultra runner.
Ultras I would like to do: Spartathlon
Ultra Heroes: Every winner & every finisher.
Other comments: Just now competing in the "Virtual Race Across Ontario".

Mar 2001

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