Mother-of-three uses early-morning routine to become a record-breaking runner and inspiration

By STEVE DOUGLAS
AP Sports Writer

WREXHAM, Wales (AP) — Helen Ryvar took up running in 2020 just before Britain went into lockdown amid the coronavirus pandemic and after being told her ex-husband had died following a mental-health battle. Four years later she is a world-record holder for consecutive half-marathons and an inspiration to many as she raises money for her favorite charities. Her day-on-day tally of half-marathons features in the Guinness World Records book and is approaching 750. Ryvar is a single mother-of-three who runs her own cleaning business in normal daytime hours and does her runs at 4.15 a.m. before her kids wake up. Ryvar says she is “just an ordinary person doing extraordinary things.”