German ultra runner Florian Neuschwander broke the world indoor endurance running record today by one minute and 38 seconds on a treadmill over 50km at the Red Bull Athletes Performance Center in Thalgau, Austria. Here is all you need to know:

- American Mario Mendoza had beaten the old mark of 2:59.49 by clocking two hours, 59 minutes and three seconds on January 14 at Madras High School in Oregon.

- Neuschwander, though, believed he could lower the mark and targeted the groundbreaking Red Bull Athletes Performance Center in Thalgau for his record attempt.

- The 38-year-old from Neunkirchen set an awe-inspiring average pace of 3:33 min/km, however the endurance star had to dig deep over the last 10km.

- His determination paid off as he clocked a time of two hours, 57 minutes and 25 seconds to beat Mendoza's time by a staggering one minute and 38 seconds.

- He said: "I am overwhelmed that I managed to break the 50km world treadmill record. Despite muscular problems in the end, I kept to my schedule and increased my pace constantly. I am extremely happy. I knew that the last few kilometres would be tough, but I went through with it relentlessly... I had to! My family was there and the people in the APC had worked so hard to make this work, so there was no turning back."

- 2018 Olympic ski-jumping champion Andreas Wellinger provided extra motivation for his compatriot by running a few kilometres on a treadmill next to him.

- Wellinger, 24, said: "Maximum respect for Flo's performance. He really worked hard for this world record. Congratulations. His willpower was impressive. Any athlete should take a leaf out of his book."

- Neuschwander, who will race at May 3's Wings for Life World Run, added: "It would be nice to finally win the Global Race Award of the Wings for Life World Run - after my national titles in Darmstadt 2015 and in Munich 2016 as well as the third place globally in 2019 - but now I'm first going to treat myself to a sauna."

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