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Chasing Victory: Female Runner Sets New Record Of 102 Marathons In 102 Days

On her way to 102 marathons in as many days, ultra runner Jacky Hunt-Broersma ran her 90th in Boston.(Twitter/@NCrunnerjacky)

After losing her leg to a rare form of cancer, long-distance runner Jacky Hunt-Broersma spent her life overcoming physical obstacles, climatological hurdles and thousands of miles to do exactly what people said was impossible for her.

This year, for 102 straight days, Hunt-Broersma ran a full marathon — 26.2 miles — every single day. In the process, she braved fierce weather and rewrote the record books, setting a new all-time best for a woman running a marathon for the most consecutive days.

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