Two weeks after ending 18th on the New York Metropolis Marathon in 2:31:54, U.S. Olympian Jenny Simpson tackled probably the most gruelling challenges: the Nice World Race, which includes working seven marathons on seven continents in seven days.
The embellished middle-distance runner was a late addition to the occasion that supplied a becoming finish to her storied profession. Over her profession on the monitor, Simpson received 4 medals at main championships, together with an Olympic bronze within the 1,500m at Rio 2016 and a gold medal on the 2011 World Championships in Daegu, South Korea.
The Nice World Race kicked off on Nov. 14 at Wolf’s Fang, Antarctica and concluded on Nov. 20 in Miami. Simpson accomplished the problem with the next instances:
- Antarctica: 3:31
- South Africa: 3:15
- Australia: 3:12
- Turkey: 3:11
- Istanbul (overlap leg): 3:15
- Colombia: 3:16
- Miami: 5:15
Simpson completed fourth within the ladies’s competitors. The week-long-race was received by Ashley Paulson, a two-time Badwater 135 champion, whereas the lads’s race went to David Kilgore after Eire’s William Maunsell withdrew on the fifth day–4 days after he set a continental marathon report on Antarctica.
Reflecting on her last-minute resolution to affix, Simpson mentioned the invitation was an irresistible alternative to problem herself one final time. Initially, it was introduced the New York Metropolis Marathon can be her remaining race, however the likelihood to “run all over the world” was an excessive amount of to go up for Simpson.
“I’ve by no means in my life been so completely happy to see a end line,” Simpson wrote on Instagram. “Seven marathons in seven days, plus all over the world in a single week! My physique is surprisingly resilient and I’m so glad I did it.”
Participation within the jet-setting occasion doesn’t come low cost—the USD $52,000 entry price covers constitution flights, in-flight meals and emergency evacuation protection for the Antarctica leg. Regardless of the price and the gruelling schedule, the occasion is a bucket-list problem for a lot of hardcore marathoners.