100 kilometers on the unicycle – Mirjam Lips – from sickbed to exceptional world record – sport

The 27-year-old completed 100 km on the unicycle in a new best time.

She doesn’t just want to train, unicyclist Mirjam Lips thought when the World Cup was canceled for the crown. As an eight-time world champion, she needs challenges. Then came the idea of attacking her own world record of more than 100 km.

A project that required a lot of preparation. Find a route, have it measured, organize helpers. Mirjam Lips was successful in everything. A few days before the record attempt, however, she was in bed with a frontal sinus infection. But the 27-year-old does not give up.

He completed the first laps at 27.5 km / h and was well above the target. Kopfkino: “Did I approach this too quickly? If I drive like this, I will break the men’s record! That’s not possible! “Everything hurts after 50 km. Now her fighter’s heart stands out.

He crossed the finish line after 3 hours 45 minutes and 53 seconds. 38 minutes faster than his old record. Only 8:08 minutes slower than the fastest man in 100 km.

Superiority doesn’t make Lips less ambitious. At the 2021 World Cup, he wants to collect medals and maybe records again.