There are also official world records recorded for distance run in one hour – a common time barrier amateur runners aim to break in the 10K. But just how far can the elites cover in this time?

This year, however, she will have her biggest gig yet, she said: the Formula 1 race in Miami, Florida, in May 2024. "We work in sets, so for an hour I am there in the water or sitting by the pool ...