Isle of Wight ultra-runner Charlotte Fisher has finished 2nd in one of Britain’s toughest endurance races, while raising more than £1,000 for a local wildlife charity.
Charlotte secured 2nd place at the Arc of Attrition 100 in Cornwall, finishing 16th overall from a starting field of 630 runners. She was the 1st British woman home and also won her age category in a highly competitive international field.
The 100-mile event took place during Storm Ingrid, with competitors battling heavy rain, strong winds, cold temperatures and prolonged darkness along exposed coastal paths. Just 261 runners completed the course, with more than 60% forced to withdraw due to the extreme conditions.
Charlotte became only the 6th woman in the event’s history to finish in under 24 hours, earning the coveted ‘sub-24 black buckle’, awarded to the fastest finishers.
Ahead of the race, Charlotte said:
“All 100 mile races provide an element of suffering, but Arc of Attrition in particular is 100 miles around the Cornish coast in the middle of winter – which means the usual topography of technical, muddy, exposed elevation on coastal paths, combined with a lot of darkness, low temperatures and likely unfavourable weather.
It will be quite the contrast to my last sunny race in Mallorca, and will be my first taste of winter racing!”
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The result continues a strong run of podium finishes for the Island athlete, following success at UTMB Mallorca, the Lakeland 100 and Ultra Trail Snowdonia in 2025. Those performances have now qualified her for the UTMB World Series for both the 2026 and 2027 seasons.
Alongside her racing achievement, Charlotte also raised more than £1,000 for Skippers Sanctuary, an Isle of Wight-based charity that provides long-term sanctuary and care for injured, disabled and unreleasable wild birds.
Further donations can still be made via her fundraising page.
