Joasia Zakrzewski

Joasia Zakrzewski
Medal record
Women's Ultramarathon
Representing  United Kingdom
IAU 100 km World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2014 Doha Team[1]
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Doha 100 km
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Los Alcázares 100 km
IAU 50 km World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2014 Doha 50 km
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Assen 50 km
IAU 100 km European Championships
Silver medal – second place 2011 Winschoten 100 km
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Winschoten 100 km

Joanna Lynn Zakrzewski (known as Joasia or Jo, born 1976)[2] is an ultrarunner from Dumfries, Scotland.[3][4][5]

Running career

Zakrzewski is a medical doctor, and had been a race doctor and expedition medical officer before taking up ultrarunning. She has been diagnosed with relative energy deficiency in sport (RED-S).[6][7]

In 2016, she was the first woman to win the 53.5-mile (86.1 km) Race to the King along the South Downs Way.[8]

In a race in Sydney in July 2020, she set three Scottish records: distance run in 12 hours and 24 hours, and time for 100 miles, and broke the British record for 200km.[9]

In February 2023, Zakrzewski set a world record of 255.7 miles (411.5 km) for a distance run in 48 hours,[10] although this was beaten the following month when Camille Herron ran 435.336 kilometres (270.505 mi) in the time.[11][12]

Cheating incident

Zakrzewski was stripped of her third position in the GB Ultras race in 2023 when it emerged that she took a car ride for a part of the race. She categorized herself as an "idiot" for accepting the award and blamed it on miscommunication as she claimed that she originally intended to withdraw from the race and hence took a car ride.[13] However, the race director, Dwayne Drinkwater, rejected these claims noting that "After the event, there was no attempt by Joasia to make us aware of what had happened and to give us an opportunity to correct the results or return the third place trophy during the course of the subsequent seven days."[4]

Zakrzewski received a one-year ban for the incident in November 2023.[14][15][16]

Personal life

Zakrzewski qualified in medicine at the University of Cambridge ( MB BChir 1999).[17] She works as a general practitioner in Woy Woy, New South Wales, Australia.[18][19]

References

  1. ^ "Joasia Zakrzewski". iau-ultramarathon.org. Retrieved 20 April 2023.
  2. ^ "Joasia Zakrzewski". worldathletics.org. Retrieved 20 April 2023.
  3. ^ "Joasia Zakrzewski". www.scottishdistancerunninghistory.scot. 31 May 2021. Retrieved 20 April 2023.
  4. ^ a b "Joasia Zakrzewski: Ultrarunner who used car says she made massive error". BBC News. 19 April 2023. Retrieved 20 April 2023.
  5. ^ "Scottish ultra-marathon runner blames injury and jetlag for using car in race". amp.theguardian.com. Retrieved 20 April 2023.
  6. ^ Whittington, Jessica (13 March 2019). "Cake, ultra-running and RED-S - Joasia Zakrzewski's story". Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 20 April 2023.
  7. ^ "Three Scots picked for World 100k". Scottish Athletics. 12 August 2014. Retrieved 20 April 2023.
  8. ^ "Woman wins Race to the King for first time". Women's Running. 1 July 2016. Retrieved 17 November 2023.
  9. ^ Macpherson, Graeme (2 August 2020). "Scottish doctor makes most of extended holiday by breaking four records". The Herald. Retrieved 17 November 2023.
  10. ^ "World Record! Joasia sets amazing 255-mile mark for 48-Hours". Scottish Athletics. 13 February 2023. Retrieved 20 April 2023.
  11. ^ "Unbelievable! Camille Herron Shatters 48-Hour World Record". Runner's World. 26 March 2023. Retrieved 16 November 2023.
  12. ^ "History of the Women's and Men's 48-Hour World Running Records". iRunFar. 4 May 2023. Retrieved 16 November 2023.
  13. ^ "Ridin' dirty: Ultrarunner punished for using car". ESPN. 19 April 2023. Retrieved 21 April 2023.
  14. ^ Ingle, Sean (15 November 2023). "Leading ultra-marathon runner banned for using car in 50-mile race". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 15 November 2023.
  15. ^ "UK ATHLETICS LICENSING DECISIONS AND CASE OUTCOMES". UK Athletics. Retrieved 15 November 2023.
  16. ^ "Ultra-Runner Joasia Zakrzewski Disqualified From Race For Using A Car, Now Hit With 12 Month Ban". 16 November 2023. Retrieved 29 November 2023.
  17. ^ "Joanna Lynn Zakrzewski". Medical register. General Medical Council. Retrieved 17 November 2023.
  18. ^ "This NSW doctor came third in an ultra-marathon. Then it was discovered she'd used a car". SBS News. 20 April 2023. Retrieved 17 November 2023.
  19. ^ "Our Doctors". Woy Woy Family Practice. Retrieved 17 November 2023.


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