Go fourth Nontu Mgabhi! Tale of 7 days, 7 marathons, 7 continents
Durban - There was no time to even shower as marathon runner Nontu Mgabhi went straight from finishing a marathon to jumping on a plane to compete in the next 42.2km, travelling in her running kit. And Mgabhi, who has become the first woman from Africa to complete the World Marathon Challenge - 7 marathons in 7 days across 7 continents - said this week she “cried when she saw the bed in the hotel” after crossing the 7th finishing line in Miami.
Mgabhi, from Richards Bay, received a big welcome at King Shaka International Airport in Durban when she arrived on Wednesday after coming fourth in the challenge. She had run seven standard 42.2km marathons, each on a different continent and all of which had to be completed in 168 hours . Waiting at the airport were family and friends, as well as her coach and South African running legend Prodigal Khumalo, who described her achievement as “out of this world”.
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