Runner Embarking on Quest: 7 Marathons, 7 Days, 7 Continents

In these Feb. 27, 2015 photos, Becca Pizzi in Newton, Mass. Pizzi, a veteran of 45 marathons, vies to be the first American woman to complete the World Marathon Challenge -- seven marathons in seven days on seven continents in January 2016. AP Photo/Elise Amendola

BELMONT, Mass.—A Massachusetts woman is poised to kick off her quest to run seven marathons in seven days on seven continents.

Becca Pizzi (PEE‘-zee), of Belmont, is heading to Antarctica this week. On Saturday, she’ll take on the first of her back-to-back 26.2-mile races.

Then, on each of the ensuing six days, she'll run marathons in Punta Arenas, Chile; Miami; Madrid; Marrakech, Morocco; Dubai, United Arab Emirates; and Sydney.

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