In the lead up to the INEOS 1:59 Challenge in Vienna INEOS employees took part in their own 1:59 challenge. Teams of eight would run a combined distance of at least 42 Kms (26.2 miles) a day for eight days. Here is how they performed.
2419 Marathons covered
2.5x around the globe
1405 people in 192 teams
8 days
142/192 teams completed the INEOS 1:59 Challenge
Teams that:
- covered 150km+ 92%
- covered 250km+ 89%
- covered 350km+ 86%
- covered 500km+ 63%
Top 10 Teams (by distance covered):
- Lavera Double M – 1233km
- ALTAMIRA 1 – 1128km
- Lavera Reliability Team 917km
- ALTAMIRA 5 – 913km
- Trading & Shipping 1 – 868km
- INEOS Compounds 2 – 863km
- GAS/SPEC – 860km
- Rolle One – 846km
- ALTAMIRA 8 – 811km
- Köln u5 - 794km
Winner of the Eliud Kipchoge 1:59 Challenge Inspiring Award Cindy Gutierrez - Altamira 1, Mexico
Members of the 2:50 Club
- Pieter Verhees (2:40) Antwerp
- Weston Caceres (2:45) Chocolate Bayou
- Matt Robinson (2:45) ITUK, Portsmouth
- Florian Zunino (2:48) Lavera
- Fabio Robbiati (2:50) Rolle
Elevation mini-challenge winner Sebastien Fontaine - Lavera 1.672km
CHALLENGE STATS
- Runs 6296
- Men 953
- Avg. distance 531km
- Steps 89,196,319
- Women 452
- Elevation gain 374,156m
- Energy 7,252,151,578 KCAL BURNED