65-year-old woman runs 7 marathons in 7 days on 7 continents

65-year-old woman runs 7 marathons in 7 days on 7 continents

By Joe Fisher Click here for updates on this story     JENSEN BEACH, Florida (WPTV) — At 65 years old, Laurie Copeland had already run 65 marathons before beginning the World Marathon Challenge which added seven marathons to her total. Making her accomplishment even more remarkable is that she completed the seven marathons — or 183.4 miles — in seven straight days on seven continents. Copeland was one of 62 runners from 21 countries who crossed …

65-year-old Florida woman runs 7 marathons in 7 days on 7 continents

Laurie Copeland, 65, has now ran more than 70 marathons.