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On October 1, 2026, Marathon Handbook reported that New Zealand lawyer Shannon-Leigh Litt has completed 1,000 consecutive days of running more than a marathon distance each day, with each run nearly 9 kilometers more than a full marathon; Guinness has contacted her about this, and Litt said she may attempt a marathon-related record before the end of this year. Later the same day, another report by the same outlet said Litt completed 1,000 ultramarathons, placing her among the longest consecutive running records on the record list, and reviewed daily same-distance running record holders, from 56 consecutive years of a daily mile to 100 consecutive days of 100K per day. The current status of the event is that Guinness has contacted the individual and the individual has expressed intent to attempt a record before the end of the year; there is no further reporting on record certification or the outcome of any attempt.
Shannon-Leigh Litt has completed 1,000 ultramarathons, joining the longest-running streaks in the record books. The article also rounds up the holders of daily same-distance running records, from a 56-year daily-mile streak to 100 consecutive days of 100K.
Guinness has approached New Zealand lawyer Shannon-Leigh Litt, who ran more than a marathon every day for 1,000 consecutive days, with each run nearly 9K longer than a marathon. Litt says she may attempt a marathon-related record before the end of the year.