# Sophie Woods Via Alpina record attempt

> Live situation record from CLSTR: https://clstr.news/situations/sophie-woods-via-alpina-record-attempt
> Updated: 2026-08-12T12:41:17.000Z. Sources: 4. Developments: 2.

New Zealander ultramarathoner Sophie Woods set a new fastest known time (FKT) record on the Via Alpina, a 2,018 km trail traversing eight Alpine nations.

Initial reports indicated Woods completed the route in 29 days, breaking the previous record by six days. She traveled from Trieste, Italy, to Monaco, navigating extreme weather including heatwaves, thunderstorms, and wildfires. 

Subsequent details refined her achievement, noting the completed time was 28 days, 17 hours, and 59 minutes. This performance surpassed the previous women’s record held by Tessy Caspers by nearly ten days and beat the overall record set by Jake Catterall in 2024 by over a week.

## Timeline

### 2026-08-12: Sophie Woods sets new record on Via Alpina trail

New Zealander Sophie Woods set a new record for the 2,018 km Via Alpina trail, completing the Alpine route in 28 days, 17 hours, and 59 minutes despite extreme heat and storms.

4 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/sophie-woods-sets-new-record-on-via-alpina-trail

### 2026-08-02: Sophie Woods sets Via Alpina record, crossing eight Alpine nations in 29 days

Sophie Woods of New Zealand ran the 2,000 km Via Alpina across eight Alpine countries in 29 days, beating the previous men’s and women’s records by six days.

11 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/sophie-woods-sets-new-via-alpina-record-across-eight-alpine-nations

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