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Guernsey runner Megan Chapple has completed a relay run across Tasmania as part of a world record attempt.
Chapple, who holds the island women's marathon record, was part of a team who ran 308km (191 miles) from Devonport to Hobart in a blistering 19 hours 26 minutes.
She believes it is the fastest known time for the segment so the six-person team submitted the feat as a Guinness World Record attempt - this will still need to be officially verified.
"It's one of those things where it's definitely type two fun - definitely a way to bring a bunch of friends together and do something crazy," she said.
Chapple, an Island Games double gold medallist who now lives in Australia, said the team averaged 3 minutes 47 seconds minutes per kilometre.
The run across the island state comes a year after the team completed a "sunrise to sunrise" run in the rugged Queensland hinterland.
The runner said she was now setting her sights on an ironman event in Sydney in May before a half-marathon and a marathon.
"Watch this space but I think I've got a little bit more in me so I'd like to see what I can do," she said.
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Chapple, who holds the island women's marathon record, was part of a team who ran 308km (191 miles) from Devonport to Hobart in a blistering 19 hours 26 minutes.
She believes it is the fastest known time for the segment so the six-person team submitted the feat as a Guinness World Record attempt - this will still need to be officially verified.
"It's one of those things where it's definitely type two fun - definitely a way to bring a bunch of friends together and do something crazy," she said.
Chapple, an Island Games double gold medallist who now lives in Australia, said the team averaged 3 minutes 47 seconds minutes per kilometre.
The run across the island state comes a year after the team completed a "sunrise to sunrise" run in the rugged Queensland hinterland.
The runner said she was now setting her sights on an ironman event in Sydney in May before a half-marathon and a marathon.
"Watch this space but I think I've got a little bit more in me so I'd like to see what I can do," she said.
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