Belmont Woman Will Run 7 Marathons On 7 Continents (In One Week)

BELMONT, MA – Most of us would have trouble finding the energy to travel to seven continents in seven days. Now imagine running a marathon at every stop.

Belmont's Becca Pizzi will take on the World Marathon Challenge at the end of the month, her second time running in the globetrotting race. Two years ago, Pizzi became the first woman from the United States to run the 7-7-7 and finished third overall.

She holds the current record for fastest average marathon time for women at 3:55:11.

By day, the 37-year-old is the operator of a daycare center and manager of Moozy's Ice Cream, according to Boston Magazine. But in her spare time Pizzi has clocked over 1,572 marathon miles (60 races). She joked in an Associated Press interview that she's undertaking the World Marathon again because she's "certifiably crazy."

The 2018 WMC will start in Novolazarevskaya (Novo), Antarctica on Jan. 30 and take Pizzi to Cape Town, South Africa; Perth, Australia; Dubai, United Arab Emirates; Lisbon, Portugal; and Cartagena, Colombia before ending in Miami, FL Feb. 5.

The runners must complete a marathon in each country for a total of 183 miles. Once completed, Pizzi will be the only person to finish the World Marathon Challenge twice.

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