Sophie Woods Shatters Via Alpina Record | Christchurch News

Christchurch News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! · Aug 5, 2026 · 1m

Sophie Woods just smashed the Via Alpina record—finishing 2,000km from Trieste to Monaco in a jaw-dropping 28 days, faster than both men’s and women’s previous marks. She ran through eight countries, logging up to 19 hours a day, starting at 3 AM, all while battling heatwaves, thunderstorms, wildfires, and brutal climbs that left her muscles swollen and screaming. Once a kid who begged for excuses to skip cross-country, she rediscovered running in her 20s to lose weight—and fell head over heels for trail running and wild landscapes. Her husband gave her the nickname “Freight Train,” which?…