40-day run to safeguard water

LAS VEGAS: The last time she ran 40 marathons in a row, Mina Guli wore out eight pairs of shoes.

Now she is trying it a second time.

The 46-year-old Australian set off on Wednesday morning in Las Vegas on the first leg of a 40-day, multicontinent journey.

She hopes to inspire people to safeguard the world’s freshwater supplies over the course of a 1 687km run, loosely following the banks of six major rivers.

Last year, Guli finished an even longer run – connecting 1700km of terrain across seven continents. – Reuters