Fraser completed the distance treadmill run with a time of three hours, 45 minutes and 30 seconds – nearly six minutes under the previous record.

Hundreds of supporters watched on at Ballarat Aquatic Centre and via the online live stream on Saturday.

Fraser said the support played a major role in getting her through what was a tougher challenge than she had ever imagined. 

“I definitely encountered a few problems that I was not expecting in the later stages physically, just being restricted movement wise for that long,” Fraser said.

“It was a little bit of spasming in the lower neck and back. I was so lucky to have the crowd there, that got me through that last five kilometres.”

Another key motivator has been River’s Gift, the reason behind the world record attempt.

Fraser wanted to raise money and awareness for the charity, which funds research into Sudden Infant Death Syndrome, and has been humbled by the response. 

So far the fundraising tally sits about $2000, with donations still coming in. 

Fraser said her longest treadmill run in the lead up to the attempt had been 35 kilometres.

While she started at a good pace, sticking to about 13.9 km/h, to set herself up, Fraser said she had not been prepared for the pain at the end.

“I’m so lucky that I had such a wonderful crowd there and I had the best cause ever to be feeling that pain for and to fight through it,” Fraser said.

“It is also cool to be able to show people that you can really hurt and that’s okay.”

Fraser required two independent witnesses, time keepers, photographic evidence and video recordings to make the record official. 

While she has represented Australia three times in 50km running events, she said she was not a natural on the treadmill and it often had an unfair representation of being easier.

“It was a big gamble because there is always the unknown, especially not having run that far on a treadmill before,” she said.

“You don’t want to fall flat on your face in front of a huge crowd, but there was a very good reason to do it.” 

The community can get behind Fraser by visiting givenow.com.au/riversgiftworldrecord.