Photo by the Miami Herald By Ella Dacchille
Staff Writer Three, the gun shoots up in the air. Two, sweat continues to run down the runner's face. One, the runner's eyes shoot toward the track, and boom. The sound goes flying through the air and the marathon has begun. “It’s all going to be about focus, mind over matter,” explains Becca Pizzi. Becca is a marathon runner who is striving to win the world marathon challenge which is seven marathons in seven days on seven continents. “She can do anything, she finishes everything she starts,” says Janet Chambers, Becca’s training partner. Over the course of this trip Becca will be flying a total of 59 hours and she’ll be flying over 23,000 miles. The challenge will be taking place in seven different continents. Antarctica, South America, North America, Europe, Africa, Asia, and Australia. All these marathons will add to a total of 183.4 miles for Becca. Becca wants to be the first U.S woman to win the world marathon challenge, andshe has been preparing for weeks. Becca has proved to many people how strong women really are and that women can accomplish anything if they work and strive towards it. "If I let my mind go, the race is over. I'll really have to take this one marathon at a time." Comments are closed.
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