Lizzy Hawker
British ultramarathon runner
Elizabeth Hawker (born 10 March 1976) is a British endurance athlete. Her career highlights include five wins at the Ultra-Trail du Mont-Blanc (UTMB), as well as the 2006 IAU 100 km World Championships. She is a former world record-holder at the 24 hour distance. She has also worked as an oceanographer and climate change researcher.
Early life
Hawker grew up in Upminster, a suburb of London. She stated that she first fell for mountains when visiting Zermatt in the Swiss Alps at the age of six.
Career
Hawker ran her first long-distance race at the London Marathon in 2000.
Hawker first ran the Ultra-Trail du Mont-Blanc (UTMB) in 2005. Although she had never owned a pair of trail-running shoes until 10 days before the race she won it at her first attempt. She has won UTMB record five times, a record for either male or female runners.
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