On a difficult course, the ultrarunning star eclipsed her previous record by almost 90 seconds and broke the 12-hour record en route.
On February 18, at the USATF 100 Mile Championships in Henderson, Nevada, Camille Herron ran a world record of 12:41:11. She bettered her previous world record from five years ago by nearly 90 seconds.During the course of the race, she also bettered her own 12-hour record by running 152 kilometers . Her previous record for 12 hours was 149 kilometers . And just for good measure, she won the race outright, passing the lead man with less than 20 miles to go.
It wasn’t until her most recent workout that she thought the record was attainable. She went out for a steady long run at 75 percent of her maxWhen Herron hit her mid-30s, she fully expected her performances to be on a downward slope. Instead, she’s only run faster. She’s seen a big transformation in the past year, thanks to some