{"id":3386,"date":"2025-09-18T11:02:44","date_gmt":"2025-09-18T11:02:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bangbizarre.com\/index.php\/2025\/09\/18\/elite-athlete-breaks-world-record-with-marathon-at-6008-m-altitude\/"},"modified":"2025-09-18T11:02:46","modified_gmt":"2025-09-18T11:02:46","slug":"elite-athlete-breaks-world-record-with-marathon-at-6008-m-altitude","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bangbizarre.com\/index.php\/2025\/09\/18\/elite-athlete-breaks-world-record-with-marathon-at-6008-m-altitude\/","title":{"rendered":"Elite athlete breaks world record with marathon at 6,008 m altitude"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>2025-09-18 11:02:44<\/b><br \/>\n<BR>A British endurance star has smashed a Guinness World Record by running a marathon at an altitude so high most people can barely stand up.<BR><br \/>\nOn Tuesday 16 September, athlete and entrepreneur Joshua Patterson ran 26.2 miles on Uturuncu, a stratovolcano in southwestern Bolivia, at an oxygen-starved altitude of 6,008 m (19,711 ft) \u2014 setting the record for the highest marathon ever completed.<BR><br \/>\nAt that height, oxygen levels are less than half of those at sea level. <BR><br \/>\nSimply standing can leave climbers dizzy and gasping for air. <BR><br \/>\nPatterson battled freezing temperatures, unstable volcanic terrain and the ever-present threat of altitude sickness to complete the run.<BR><br \/>\nHe said: \u201cThis was my most daunting test yet.&#8221;<BR><br \/>\nPatterson previously completed 76 marathons in 76 consecutive days.<BR><br \/>\nThe challenge, called Sky\u2019s the Limit, was dedicated to Patterson\u2019s godson Archie, who tragically died as an infant. <BR><br \/>\nFunds raised from the record attempt will support Archie\u2019s parents, George and Emily Oliver, and their foundation The Baby Loss Club, which provides therapy sessions for bereaved families.<BR><br \/>\nPatterson explained: \u201cToday I officially broke the world record for running a marathon at the highest altitude, 6,008 m. <BR><br \/>\n&#8220;A minute\u2019s silence was held at the summit of the mountain for my godson Archie, and for the 182 children named on the flag beside his that left this earth too soon. <BR><br \/>\n&#8220;This record is dedicated to Archie, and to every single child on that flag.\u201d<BR><br \/>\nSo far, donations have already funded more than 571 therapy sessions, with momentum building towards the \u00a335,000 target \u2014 enough for 1,000 sessions in total.<BR><br \/>\nRunning at such heights is almost unheard of. Research shows VO\u2082 max \u2014 the body\u2019s endurance capacity \u2014 can fall by more than 50 per cent at 6,000m. <BR><br \/>\nAbove 5,500m, climbers often enter the so-called \u201cdeath zone\u201d, where prolonged exposure can be fatal. <BR><br \/>\nPatterson ran an entire marathon in it.<BR><br \/>\nThe attempt was supported by a specialist crew including medics and local guides, ensuring Patterson could operate as safely as possible in conditions where sudden weather changes or physical collapse were real threats.<BR><br \/>\nThe feat was filmed for a forthcoming feature documentary, with a trailer set to premiere during Baby Loss Awareness Week in October.<BR><br \/>\nFor Patterson, it was more than a record \u2014 it was proof that, even in the most brutal environments, hope and determination can carry you further than anyone thought possible.<BR><br \/>\nMore info can be found on JP&#8217;s Instagram account &#8211; @joshuapatterson_jp.<BR><br \/>\n Donations can be made via justgiving.com\/crowdfunding\/skysthelimit25<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/bangbizarre.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"> Visit Bang Bizarre (main website) <\/a><br \/>\n<br \/><script src=\"https:\/\/geo.dailymotion.com\/player\/xtbac.js\" data-video=\"\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>2025-09-18 11:02:44 A British endurance star has smashed a Guinness World Record by running a marathon at an altitude so high most people can barely stand up. On Tuesday 16&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3387,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3386","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-bizarre"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bangbizarre.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3386","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bangbizarre.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bangbizarre.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bangbizarre.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bangbizarre.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3386"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/bangbizarre.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3386\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3388,"href":"https:\/\/bangbizarre.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3386\/revisions\/3388"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bangbizarre.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3387"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bangbizarre.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3386"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bangbizarre.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3386"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bangbizarre.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3386"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}