This morning one of the stars of this year's Australian Peace Run also came to Canberra for tomorrow's 48 hour race.

The Peace Run occasionally chooses to offer special commendation to someone who embodies the spirit of the Peace Run, and today we offered this to Annabel Hepworth, Australian women’s 1,000km record holder.

Position and achievement are not prerequisites in creating a life of peace. But Annabel, alongside her long list of records and races run, brings to the world of ultra-running enthusiasm, lightness, energy, and fun. Her bright personality and peppy spirit are the calm exterior of a deep determination and grit. Alongside a clear head for troubleshooting, these qualities have propelled her into the sky of ultra running stars.