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Scottish ultra-marathon runner Joasia Zakrzewski has been disqualified from a race \u2013 because she was found to have used a car.<\/p>\n
The 47-year-old from Dumfries had finished third in the GB Ultras Manchester to Liverpool race on 7 April. But she is believed to have travelled 2.5 miles in a car after mapping data found she covered a mile in one minute and 40 seconds. Wayne Drinkwater, the director of the GB Ultras race, told the BBC<\/a> it was \u201cvery disappointing\u201d.<\/p>\n \u201cThe issue has been investigated and, having reviewed the data from our race tracking system, GPX data, statements provided from our event team, other competitors and from the participant herself, we can confirm that a runner has now been disqualified from the event having taken vehicle transport during part of the route,\u201d he said. \u201cThe matter is now with the TRA [Trail Running Association] and, in turn, UK Athletics<\/a> as the regulatory bodies.\u201d<\/p>\n Zakrzewski finished 14th in the 2014 Commonwealth Games marathon in Scotland<\/a> and has set records in the UK over 100 and 200 miles. Third place has been awarded to Mel Sykes.<\/p>\n Adrian Stott, a friend of the runner, told the BBC she is \u201cgenuinely sorry\u201d and felt unwell before and during the race. \u201cThe race didn\u2019t go to plan. She said she was feeling sick and tired on the race and wanted to drop out,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n