In 2017 Mimi Anderson was running across the USA to break the current Female Guinness World Record of 69 days, 2 hrs, 40 minutes, that was set in 1979 by Mavis Hutchinson.Mimi started her 2,850-mile journey on 7 September 2017 on the steps of the City Hall in Los Angeles.She wanted to finish within 53 days on the steps of the City Hall in New York.Unfortunately an injury forced her to pull out on October 18. Running has taken Mimi Anderson to every corner of the world, including the World’s hottest deserts, the highest mountains and the freezing temperatures of the Arctic....
Meaningful adventures and expeditions through times.
Freedom Runners - Mimi Anderson & Samantha Gash
Running The Freedom Trail for Save the Children, South AfricaIn 2014 Australian ultra-marathon runner Samantha Gash and fellow British ultra-marathon runner Mimi Anderson ran the length of the 2,300km Freedom...
2014
2011
Walking to Listen - Andrew Forsthoefel
“Life is fast, and I’ve found it’s easy to confuse the miraculous for the mundane, so I’m slowing down, way down, in order to give my full presence to the...
2004
World Run 1 - Jesper Olsen
Jesper’s run around the world started on 1 January 2004 and took 22 months, covering 28 miles (45 km) a day on average. On October 23, 2005, Danish ultra runner Jesper...
2003
World Run - Rosie Swale-Pope
British adventurer Rosie Swale-Pope ran more than 20,000 miles (32.000 km) around the world out of grief after her husband had died of cancer. Rosie rented out her cottage to fund...
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