Earlier this month US athlete Camille Herron took part in a gruelling endurance challenge - to see how far she could run in six days. She ended up running 560 miles, breaking the women's world record that's been held since 1990! That's further than New York to Washington D.C and back or a return trip from Accra to Lagos 🤯
When Camille spoke to us following the incredible feat - she tells us she wanted to show how strong and powerful women's bodies can be. Camille admits she got her period during the event and wanted to talk about it to counter misinformation that endurance athletes don't menstruate, and to let teenage girls know that "having a period is power. It makes you strong, it makes you healthy." At 42 years old, she says she's now in peri-menopause and wants to use her platform to talk about how women's hormones evolve throughout their lives.
Another challenge during the event was deciding when to eat and sleep. She says she was powered by eating regular short meals including tacos, chicken teriyaki and coke floats. She also took short power naps lasting 30 to 90 minutes throughout the race - but admits "scientists are scratching their heads" about how she managed on so little sleep! “I’m born to push my human limits,” she says.
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