Kim Pursley has finished the 7th marathon in Antarctica to complete her triple 7 race around the world ! She is traveling home now so we will have much more detail on how everything went and how she is feeling now soon to come! Stay tuned, she has lots of great stories and pictures !

Kim Pursley has finished the Southern Cross marathon in Puentas Arenas, Chile. She only has one more marathon to go and is struggling from an upper respiratory cold that has weakened her immune system, but she is taking medication.   Here is a note from Kim on what is going on while she is attempting to get to Antarctica for the final marathon:

• 35 of us joined Marathon Adventures on a quest of a lifetime –  to cover 7 marathons, in 7 days on 7 continents.

• To date, 35 of us completed 6 marathons and/or half marathons, in 6 consecutive days on 6 continents. A feat in and of itself.

• This morning we boarded our flight to Antarctica to finish our Quest. But Antarctica – the magnificent beast that she is – had other plans in store for us.

• I have been to Antarctica and I speak from experience. The weather in this part of the world can change on a dime.

• Our pilots are required to have 800 meters of visibility in order to land our plane in Antarctica. However,  Antarctica is only willing to offer us 200 meters of visibility today. To dangerous.  We simply can not risk life and limb to land and run today.

• And so Antarctica makes us wait. She may make us wait indefinitely. She may provide us with a window of opportunity, such as today, and than steal it away from us in the blink of an eye or she may offer that opportunity again and we will land and run.

Kim Pursley has made it over the hump and now she is almost done with the Triple 7 quest with only two more marathons to go. The Lincoln Memorial marathon took place in New York, and now she is off to Chile for the second to last marathon before the most challenging run in Antarctica.

Kim is maintaining and optimistic attitude about the last two marathons, and although she is tired she knows that having fun with her challenges gives her the energy to push forward.

To learn more information about her next race in Chile check out this link … http://www.glirc.org .  To see how you can help her out with funding her cause check out http://www.gofundme.com/triple7

Kim Pursley finished 3rd today at the Carthage marathon in Tunisia, Africa. This is her fourth marathon out of 7 in the Triple 7 race where she is running 7 marathons in 7 days on 7 continents. While she is tired and sore she is optimistic about the next marathon coming up in New York. Photos to come soon!

If you believe in what Kim is doing check out her fundraiser where 40 percent of donations go to the Scott Rigsby foundation, 40 percent goes to inspiring girls to believe and achieve, and 20 percent goes towards race funds. http://www.gofundme.com/triple7

With one hour to go until the 4th marathon in the Triple 7 race, Kim Pursley is feeling very tired. However, she has gotten some rest over the last eight hours which is key to keeping her fueled up for the next four marathons.  The Carthage race is the fourth Marathon and takes place in Tunisia, Africa. It  is a fast flat looped course where Kim will have to make four laps to finish the race! For more information on the Carthage Marathon visit http://the-carthage-race.com/the-carthage-race-marathon-42190-km/ .

If you want to support Kim throughout her race you can visit http://www.gofundme.com/triple7

40 percent of the donations go towards the Scott Rigsby foundation.

40 percent of the donations go towards inspiring young girls to believe and achieve.

20 percent goes towards helping with funds for the race.

http://www.wbaltv.com/news/images-harford-county-woman-competes-in-triple-7-race/31172510

Kim Pursley has finished her second marathon in Abu Dhabi.  There are 5 more marathons left to go, with the next one being in Europe for the Torcy International. Kim is feeling tired, but she got some rest on the plane and is feeling very optimistic about the Torcy Invitational in Paris.  You can check out the link for the 3rd marathon here … http://parisrunningtours.com/?page_id=122   .  Wish her luck in the comments below and keep her motivated !!

1st Continent Australia completed! 6 more to go . Next up is the Abu Dhabi for race number two in the Striders marathon! Check out this link abudhabistriders.com/Zsc-marathon.html

Thank you, Rich Scherr (Baltimore Sun) for the great article you wrote about me and my journey for the Triple 7! For those following my blog, you can find Rich’s article below and on the Baltimore Sun website.

http://www.baltimoresun.com/sports/outdoors/bs-sp-outdoors-kim-pursley-marathons-0207-20150207-story.html#page=1

A wonderful article on the Triple 7 Quest. Stay tuned for more articles through RunHaven on myself and my good friend, Laura Barnard as we count down to the start of the Triple 7 Quest. The Triple 7 officially starts on Sunday, February 8, 2015, with the Carlton Classic Marathon in Princess Park, Melbourne, Australia.

http://runhaven.com/2015/02/04/7-marathons-7-continents-7-days-runners-challenge/

Race # 1 – CARLTON CLASSIC MARATHON – Australia
http://www.carltonclassicmarathon.com/