Edward Molineaux has broken the world record for most ultramarathons in a year, completing 140 ultramarathons and covering an incredible 5,986 miles between April 10th last year and April 9th this year.
After recovering from a hernia, Molineaux took up jogging to recover from surgery. He ran 465 times between 2024 and 2025, completing the most half marathons in one year, in which he won a world record. He now holds the record for the most ultras with 140.
The 36-year-old runner, from Willenhall, West Midlands, revealed he sometimes ran over 200 miles a week, often on little to no sleep.
He told SWNS: “I started it days after I finished my 465 half-marathons; there was a three-day gap between the two. It almost prepared me for this.”
“I would love to inspire anyone to show them that you can make a comeback.”The craziest one I did was a 100 miler after my shift to fit my schedule of three ultras a week – that took 30 hours.”
Edwards 140 runs include ten 100-mile ultras, six 62-mile ultras, twenty-one 40-mile ultras and twenty-three 50-mile runs.
“I did a 100-miler once a week for seven weeks. The biggest week I did was 62 miles on a Monday, then did 108 miles over Wednesday and Thursday with 50km on Friday.”
Edward was handed his Official Record Breakers world record certificate on June 28.
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