In May , Dmitry Mityaev , one half of a husbandand-wife team who love treacherous trails high in the mountains , records the fastest known time in The Mountain Race at Mount Elbrus , Russia . At 5,642m , it is the highest mountain in Europe . elbrusworldrace . com
Below : Swiety- Ersetic and Patrycja Wyciszkiewicz of Poland in the women ’ s 4x400m final during day two of the 2019 IAAF World Relay Championships at the Nissan Stadium in Yokohama , Japan .
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PHOTOGRAPHS DANIEL KOLODIN / RED BULL CONTENT POOL , ROGER SEDRES FOR WORLD ATHLETICS , SAM CLARK FOR ULTRA-TRAIL CAPE TOWN , JARED PAISLEY