LONDON, April 26, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) —
PUMA can pay out a shocking $171,000 in prize cash after its Project3 runners delivered show-stopping performances on the London Marathon.
In whole, 176 individuals from 16 nations raced throughout the capital metropolis carrying PUMA’s Quick-R NITRO™ Elite 3 or Deviate NITRO™ Elite 4 as a part of the ground-breaking working programme.
Of the whole group, 84 runners secured a brand new private greatest, with 54 smashing their earlier document time by over 3 minutes, that means they every secured a $3,000 performance-based prize from PUMA – greater than is awarded to the highest 3 elite runners.
With an unprecedented variety of achievements, it was Chris Perry who completed as the primary male (2:13:41) with a PB enchancment by greater than a minute. The quickest feminine runner was Katrina Ballantyne-Chalmers (2:35:32) who additionally beat her earlier PB. The largest time enchancment was Carina Li who knocked a complete of 19 minutes and 48 seconds off her PB.
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Talking at The NITRO™ Lab after the race, Katrina Ballantyne-Chalmers stated: “Being part of Project3 has been amazing. There’s been such a great sense of community – engaging with the other athletes, as well as getting support and mentorship from PUMA. I wasn’t expecting to be the first female finisher so it feels a bit surreal right now. The encouragement from the crowd today really helped to push me on – what a day!”
In whole, Project3 runners collectively knocked a shocking 6 hours, 21 minutes and 55 seconds off their earlier data in what’s the largest time enchancment ever recorded for the programme.
The record-breaking totals imply that PUMA has now paid out nearly 1 / 4 of 1,000,000 {dollars} to Project3 runners in 2026. Since launch this system has now hosted over 600 runners paying out nearly $400,000 in prize cash.
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