![]() "When I got to the checkpoint, I told them I was pulling out and that I had been in the car and they said, 'You will hate yourself if you stop,'" Zakrzewski told the BBC, explaining how she agreed to carry on in a "non-competitive way." She said she became lost around the halfway mark and her leg became sore, after which she accepted a ride in a friend's car to the next checkpoint, according to the BBC. The 47-year-old Zakrzewski told the BBC she made a "massive error" in accepting the third-place trophy and "should have handed it back," adding that she was "tired and jet lagged and felt sick" during the race having arrived from Australia the night before. Zakrzewski, who initially finished as the third woman in the race, was competing in the GB Ultras Manchester to Liverpool event in England's northwest on April 7 when organizers said she gained an "unsporting, competitive advantage" which would have compromised the integrity of the results. SVOLVAER, NORWAY - JUNE 04: Joasia Zakrzewski from Scotland competes in the first ever The Arctic Triple - Lofoten Ultra-Trail on Jin Svolvaer, Norway. Scottish ultramarathon runner Joasia Zakrzewski has been disqualified from a 50-mile race after traveling in a car for a section of the course. ![]()
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