I Ran 7 Marathons in 7 Days on 7 Continents - Ep 2

0:00 I am attempting to run seven marathons on all seven continents in one week.

0:12 Because I wanted to see what kind of person

0:15 I could become by attempting something I think is impossible.

0:19 [music] In the last episode, I finished the first two races only narrowly

0:23 completing in Antarctica before the dreaded cut-off time.

0:27 Welcome to episode two of the Great World [music] Race,

0:30 where me and the 60 other racers are about to board a private jet to Perth,

0:36 Australia [music] for race number three.

0:38 And this is when everything changes.

0:44 Walking up to the plane is a bit surreal.

0:47 It's massive.

0:48 It's humongous.

0:50 What's the sex and sharing?

0:51 [music]

0:54 Come on, Chad.

0:54 Let's go.

0:56 Ready to lay down in this chair?

0:58 Getting on a PJ in your PJs.

0:59 Can't beat it.

1:00 It's like a party in the sky, honestly.

1:02 This is sort of like our cabin [music] in the sky

1:05 that we're going to be camping out in for the next six days.

1:09 Juice, I'm so happy.

1:11 [laughter]

1:11 Orange juice?

1:12 What the the champagne?

1:13 Proper hydration.

1:15 Chairs.

1:16 How long you guys been here?

1:16 You guys got slippers on.

1:20 [laughter]

1:19 At this point, we finished two marathons and the journey is about to begin.

1:25 Do [music] you think any of the marathons

1:26 are going to be harder than Antarctica?

1:28 I've heard Perth is supposed to be night.

1:30 You'll probably struggle with the heat.

1:32 Now knowing that this is going to be

1:33 [music] the biggest temperature jump of the entire race,

1:36 I need to make sure I recover as efficiently as possible.

1:40 The problem is we only have 9 hours until we land in Perth,

1:44 and the plane's resources are already being stretched thin,

1:47 like sharing only a couple bathrooms between [music] 60 runners.

1:52 About to land in Australia for marathon number three.

1:54 We I like 6 hours of sleep, and [music] I have five more races.

2:04 Folks, we're going to be starting in 10 minutes at the aid stations.

2:06 There's a small section assigned to everybody,

2:07 so you can bring out your gels and your recovery stuff, water, salt tablets.

2:11 Starting in 10 minutes.

2:13 Oh my god.

2:14 There's just like no time.

2:15 Oh, man.

2:17 That's how to be alive.

2:19 So, we're looking at 22 minutes.

2:21 Same as Cape Town, 25 to 30 minutes per loop.

2:25 And I also think one gel per loop to start with.

2:27 Just start slow cuz you're you're warming up, right?

2:29 You're warming [music] up.

2:30 Yeah, it's hot.

2:31 All right.

2:31 Brilliant.

2:31 We got We got this.

2:34 DK!

2:34 Let's go.

2:36 I genuinely cannot believe this is actually about to happen.

2:39 Like, it is so relentless.

2:42 Tarik is in his suit again.

2:44 How did How How does it look so good, too?

2:48 I'll see you very cold day yesterday.

2:50 A nice warm day for you today.

2:52 It is hot out there, okay?

2:54 Take it nice and relax in the first couple of laps.

2:56 Do not go into the red zone.

2:58 Plenty of sunscreen, water, and salt are your friends.

3:02 Take a salt tablet on every lap.

3:03 Good best of luck.

3:04 We'll get [music] you started.

3:05 Okay.

3:05 Let's go!

3:10 Three, two, one, go!

3:14 The Great World Race,

3:15 the event [music] arriving in Perth with racers braving the West Australian

3:19 sun only hours after arriving from the icy plains of the Antarctic.

3:24 First Cape [music] Town, then

3:25 Antarctica, now sunny Perth.

3:27 These runners are flying around the world.

3:29 Racers having to acclimatize [music] quickly to today's heat.

3:32 Only yesterday they were battling temperatures of -27° [music] with wind chill.

3:37 The race's most famous competitor, YouTube star Michelle Carey.

3:42 Breaking news.

3:43 Attempting seven marathons on all seven

3:45 continents in one week is extremely hard.

3:48 The media star happy to have arrived down under after the freezing conditions.

3:53 The first leg of this marathon series starts

3:55 here on Burswood Peninsula following a 3.5 km

3:58 loop going all the way up top the stadium and then back around for 12 laps.

4:04 Everybody starts off really strong, but nobody really was prepared for the heat.

4:19 I really feel like today.

4:21 Oh my god.

4:21 So you can see the fatigue.

4:22 [music] Everyone is honestly just beat.

4:24 Do we have any more Red Bull she can

4:25 actually drink for performance needs if she wants it now?

4:28 Okay, let's go.

4:28 Let's do this.

4:38 [screaming]

4:45 So you're on the table?

4:46 Oh, yeah.

4:47 What's going on?

4:49 I'm going to kill these guys.

4:50 What's your injury going on?

4:52 Uh-oh.

4:54 Yeah.

4:53 It was really, really bad on the table.

4:55 I noticed people starting to fall off.

4:59 Are you cramping?

5:00 Yeah, dude.

5:00 My legs are just cycling like I can't even run,

5:03 but the inside of my knee hurts pretty bad.

5:05 I've been paying attention to the two leaders,

5:07 Paul and David, and [music] David's walking and he looks miserable.

5:13 Come on, David.

5:14 Keep going.

5:15 Come on, DK.

5:17 Did you know he got a metal ankle this man in Peru?

5:21 He was doing an ultra.

5:22 I was in the middle of running this race across a portion of the Amazon.

5:27 It's called the Jungle Ultra.

5:28 It's always ranked one of the toughest ultras in the world.

5:31 I was coming down one of the steep

5:32 mountains and I ended up twisting my ankle sideways.

5:37 My bones were splaying out and it tore all of my ligaments.

5:41 I ended up having to camp out for 3

5:43 days before they could evacuate me out of the jungle.

5:46 Uh so two screws and a plate, but you know what?

5:48 We're going to send it.

6:01 [cheering]

6:06 Oh, man.

6:07 Oh, that's awesome.

6:09 I'll take that.

6:10 Oh, shoot.

6:11 How you doing?

6:12 I'm glad it's over.

6:14 Yeah.

6:14 It's not over for you.

6:15 I know.

6:15 I'm sorry.

6:16 I can't feel that bad for you.

6:17 You're always like 30 minutes ahead of me.

6:19 Or an hour.

6:21 You getting back up there?

6:22 You finished?

6:23 All right, mate.

6:25 I'll see.

6:25 Have you actually How many laps have you gone?

6:27 Yeah, yeah.

6:27 I got two more laps.

6:29 Two more laps?

6:29 You coming with?

6:32 I told you you can keep up.

6:33 Yeah.

6:34 [laughter] I actually Honestly, it's true.

6:35 It's true.

6:36 Here's Michelle.

6:44 My body feels completely depleted.

6:50 I haven't showered since Africa.

6:53 It's really hard in the middle of attempting an Everest [music] like

6:57 this to feel motivated for the final summit when you're only at base camp one.

7:04 And that's how this [music] feels.

7:06 Red Bull?

7:08 How is everyone still going?

7:10 You're not You're not last at all, brother.

7:11 You're doing fine.

7:15 [music]

7:14 Okay, bring bring it up there in terms of your mind now.

7:16 Just get into that good space.

7:19 Pretty much everybody is walking today.

7:21 I really support you in that.

7:23 Cuz we still have four more after this.

7:27 Oh, Jackie.

7:28 Come on, you got this.

7:30 Yeah.

7:29 So, I decide to walk.

7:32 And as I'm [music] walking,

7:33 just ahead of me I see someone who I think

7:35 is one of the most interesting runners [music] of this group.

7:39 Can I walk with you for a minute?

7:42 Sure.

7:43 Okay.

7:43 What's your name?

7:44 Michelle.

7:45 And yours?

7:46 Dan.

7:46 Say hi to the people.

7:47 Hey, hi.

7:49 My name is Dan Little from Madill, Oklahoma.

7:52 And this will actually be uh the fourth time I've done the Great World Race.

7:58 Dan, have you done this before?

8:01 This is my fourth time.

8:06 [laughter] I thought, there's no way that I can do seven marathons in 7 days,

8:10 but I tell my grandchildren, one of my favorite sayings is is fooey on fof.

8:18 F O F, fear of failure.

8:22 I will train, I will show up, I will do my best,

8:27 and my grandkids will then see that Poppy

8:32 uh even though he didn't get to finish,

8:35 it was a great experience, and it's it was fine to fail.

8:40 You know, lo and behold, I finished.

8:42 So, what advice do you have for me cuz I'm dying right now, Dan?

8:46 Okay.

8:47 My advice generally is start slowly, and then slow down.

8:55 [laughter] That's amazing.

8:56 82 or however old you are.

8:58 You're 82?

8:59 I'm 82.

9:01 I'll be 83 next week.

9:02 So, you're a [music] Scorpio.

9:06 Maybe.

9:06 [laughter] I'll take your word for it.

9:10 Dan Little is a legend, icon.

9:13 Dan is pretty much out there the entirety of every single day.

9:19 [music]

9:18 So, he is pretty much last man on course.

9:20 He's showing what's actually possible when you put your mind

9:25 and your heart and your soul [music] into something.

9:27 It's just amazing what we humans can do,

9:31 particularly when we join together, and you know, and support each other.

9:36 I mean, the best thing I ever did,

9:37 the luckiest thing I ever did, um was was to marry Prudence.

9:43 In addition to being brilliant [music] and beautiful,

9:45 Prudence was mentally and emotionally a 10.

9:49 She fought four primary cancers for 35 years,

9:54 but she was so brave that those 35 years were 35 wonderful years.

10:02 So, even though we were fighting four primary cancers,

10:06 it just made us appreciate each and every day so much more.

10:15 Yes.

10:15 I'm really [music] privileged to get to challenge

10:17 myself all the time and grow from it,

10:20 but I find the most joy in completing a project,

10:23 [music] crossing the finish line.

10:28 Come on, here we go.

10:29 Here we go, Michelle.

10:30 Uh even if I fail at a challenge, just wrapping it up and completing it,

10:35 but I've never really been good at finding the joy in the pain to get there.

10:42 So, today I really wanted to try and find that.

10:52 [music] That's number three.

10:52 Well done.

10:55 I got to walk with Dan, and he was [music] just amazing.

10:59 This is his fourth time doing the Great Wall Race.

11:04 And he told me just about this beautiful life he

11:07 [music] had with his wife before she passed from cancer.

11:11 How are you doing, Dan?

11:12 Ready to go.

11:13 Almost finished.

11:15 Okay.

11:16 Keep going.

11:17 I've got one more.

11:18 He is out here walking,

11:20 and he spends the most time moving compared to anyone else.

11:26 And so, it's just really inspiring to see someone who

11:30 spends the most time on the have such a positive attitude.

11:34 I have really always loved Perth, Australia.

11:40 And up until this year, we'd always run it at night time.

11:45 It was superb.

11:47 It was superb.

11:48 But if you were slow enough, you would get to see the sunrise over the river.

11:53 [music] But somebody's got to be the oldest and the slowest,

11:57 and I'm proud to be it.

12:01 Dan!

12:00 Congratulations!

12:03 That was so amazing.

12:07 What?

12:07 You're incredible.

12:10 day.

12:09 A [laughter] fun day.

12:12 going?

12:12 You really got me through a rough patch I was having, so thank you.

12:20 [music]

12:31 Living on this plane for the past several days has been quite the adventure.

12:37 Um because it means we're getting ready in airplane bathrooms.

12:44 Jay thing.

12:46 We're stretching in the aisles.

12:48 We're mixing our drinks in the flight attendant catering area.

12:53 And none of our is charging, and it looks like this.

12:58 It's kind of like [music] camping in a way.

13:01 Like we're on a big old school field trip,

13:03 all sleeping in the same room together.

13:06 There is no privacy,

13:07 [music] but also there's a lot of camaraderie, which is really special.

13:12 Good morning, everyone.

13:14 Thanks for your attention.

13:15 This is Tark, your tux-wearing, crazy runner.

13:19 I have a poster at the No Humans Allowed that we're going to pass around.

13:24 I grabbed the speaker, and I got everyone's attention, and I [music] said,

13:28 "I'd like for you to put your your bib number and one

13:32 motivational sentence." I wanted to create something that everybody could touch.

13:38 I wanted something to take home and to be able to share and and connect with.

13:43 Surround yourself with relentless humans and climb together.

13:45 Stefanie.

13:47 You did.

13:47 What do you think?

13:48 That really resonates.

13:52 Roberta.

13:51 Everything is easy after [music] Antarctica.

13:54 I agree with that.

13:56 I wrote, "What a privilege it is to be challenged." [music] [music] [music]

14:09 We're in Abu Dhabi, I guess.

14:11 What day is it?

14:12 What time is it?

14:12 Where am I?

14:13 I barely know.

14:15 We're going to have like 20 minutes

14:16 to change and then immediately [music] get outside.

14:19 And it's going to be another really hot race.

14:23 [music] I was in a cast like 2 months ago.

14:26 You going to sign my cast?

14:29 [laughter]

14:29 When I posted on social media that [music] I was

14:32 doing this, I was really excited to do it because our

14:37 [music]

14:37 community, like the challenge accepting community,

14:38 who you've seen come to the events now,

14:42 Yes.

14:41 is really amazing and supportive.

14:43 Like really, really lucky.

14:46 [music] But the Tik Tok I posted went viral exterior to our community.

14:51 Ah.

14:50 And so all of the comments,

14:51 thousands of comments, are "You're [music] actively hurting yourself.

14:55 This is irresponsible." Like, you know, several comments that are like,

14:59 "I'm a registered nurse and [music] you're going to get rhabdomyolysis." Nick,

15:04 what does your watch say today?

15:05 My watch is telling [music] me rest.

15:07 No workout due to excessive fatigue.

15:09 Oh my god.

15:11 It was kind of discouraging because I [music]

15:13 had wanted to post to our community to share

15:16 with them what I was doing and also selfishly

15:18 [music] receive support cuz I was scared about this.

15:21 And so I I sometimes feel like when I'm out there and I'm struggling

15:25 or going slower or [music] people are

15:27 passing me that I'm just proving them right.

15:30 Yeah, the comments on that Tik Tok thing are often just driven by jealousy.

15:33 So you when you're running you're going to focus [music] on your community,

15:37 what it means to them.

15:39 Can I say hi?

15:40 Oh my gosh.

15:41 It's my absolute pleasure to come and see you.

15:42 Oh my gosh.

15:44 Wait, what's your name?

15:46 I'm Gina.

15:47 Gina, it's so nice to meet you.

15:48 Thank you so much for coming.

15:50 You're you're you're superwoman.

15:52 Oh my gosh.

15:53 Can I take a picture with you?

15:54 Of course.

15:55 When people come [music] out to see

15:56 her it really lifts her, makes her so joyful.

16:00 Yay!

16:00 That's when she gets back into ah, this [music] is the difference I'm making.

16:04 These people care.

16:05 This is where the love really is.

16:07 And these are the people whose lives she's making a difference to.

16:10 Race four is underway,

16:12 but the compounding fatigue of three marathons and the desert

16:15 heat is really starting to beat everyone down.

16:18 I'm going so slow.

16:20 So hot.

16:22 God, I'm sweating so much.

16:24 Ugh.

16:25 Woo!

16:26 These conditions are crazy for everything, [music] everything.

16:29 Oh man, this is this is crazy today.

16:31 However, once [music] I hit mile 13,

16:34 I will officially be halfway done with the Great Wall Race,

16:38 which will be a huge psychological boost.

16:41 So I take Dan Little's advice and I go slow and then I go even slower.

16:46 And I just feel myself fading out and separating from the rest of the group.

16:52 Paul, you got your shot?

16:54 Yeah.

16:53 You feeling okay?

16:56 Yeah.

16:55 All right.

16:57 This uh slog today.

16:59 It's not a doubt.

17:01 How you doing?

17:03 How are you?

17:04 I'm good.

17:05 Every Every bit of my weight.

17:09 Yeah, I suppose I'm not built for running.

17:11 Um definitely don't have the physique of a runner.

17:13 I like me food and I like me drink and my name is Adrian.

17:19 [music] I'm from Sligo in Ireland and I've never actually run a marathon before.

17:22 Did you say you were originally just going to do halves?

17:27 Yeah.

17:26 And you've done all marathons.

17:28 Well, I guess I run a few now, so I have.

17:30 You see people like yourself, Michelle, and you know, why wouldn't I?

17:35 After meeting Adrian, [music] I had the wackiest marathon of my life.

17:40 I feel like I'm on a hysterical right now.

17:41 You remember when we ran in two marathons without showering?

17:46 [laughter] What?

17:47 I don't know.

17:48 I don't want to go to church.

17:50 They're spraying on THE AISLES.

17:51 FRESHENER.

17:54 [laughter] IT'S JUST HITTING me how insane this has been.

17:57 The reason Abu Dhabi was probably the most I have laughed in years.

18:02 This is a guy who sells life insurance [music] in Sligo, Ireland.

18:07 So, you're from a town with only 60,000 people in Ireland.

18:12 About that, yeah.

18:13 Wow.

18:13 The city I grew up in was pretty small, too, like 100,000.

18:16 What's it called?

18:19 Shreveport.

18:20 Shreveport?

18:21 Louisiana.

18:22 And what do your parents do?

18:23 My dad is a physician.

18:26 Has it ever been interesting becoming a doctor?

18:30 Yeah.

18:30 Most of my childhood I did competitive science fair,

18:33 AP classes, my whole life through college.

18:39 Every minute of my day was about optimizing for whatever my future was.

18:48 It was never about the now.

18:52 And that consumed your whole life.

18:53 Yeah.

18:54 I think I I think a lot about the finish line and I want to enjoy these moments.

18:59 Like, this is hard, it hurts,

19:04 [music]

19:03 and what is the beauty of that?

19:06 Well, pay no attention to me, Michelle.

19:07 Remember we were at the last river.

19:18 Yeah, that one there.

19:19 So, I remember that day clearly like that was kind of probably

19:23 be one of the worst days that I can I can remember.

19:26 My son, AJ, um who was born with Trisomy 18, Edward syndrome,

19:32 and passed away after 17 wonderful days together as a family unit of of six.

19:39 In that moment, you know, Adrian sitting there [music] thinking this these are

19:43 my last moments with with our son.

19:45 When Adrian looks back to that and thinks of, you know,

19:48 his hardest and darkest [music] moments, he got through it.

19:53 Um and that's what is always in the back

19:57 [music] of his mind when he has any challenge.

19:59 If I got through that, if we survived that, well, then I'll survive anything.

20:07 When we're reunited with them again,

20:09 [music] we want to be able to tell him about

20:11 all of the things that he inspired us to do.

20:15 We don't want to be limited by grief.

20:18 Of course, grief [music] crippled us for, you know,

20:21 a time and and the waves still crash, they hit,

20:24 but we hope [music] one day we get to tell him all

20:27 of the things that we've done in our lifetime because he existed.

20:35 Adrian has saved my life today.

20:37 No, we're on our own.

20:43 As as the race progressed, I I was in a lot of pain.

20:47 I got to 17, 18 miles, my knee was starting to [music] flare up again.

20:54 I'm in a lot of pain right now.

20:56 I already took a bunch of medicine.

20:57 Maybe if it was the last one, I could definitely like grind through,

21:00 but having three more [music] just coming off a major surgery,

21:03 I was like, you know what?

21:04 I think it's time for me to take a shift to stop here.

21:08 Done done.

21:09 I think I'm out, man.

21:10 I'm bummed.

21:12 Me?

21:12 Dude.

21:13 Dude.

21:16 Great job.

21:18 Great job.

21:18 Breaks my

21:19 What happened?

21:19 He's out?

21:21 I think so.

21:22 I mean, it truly breaks my heart.

21:26 No.

21:27 Did you hear that?

21:27 Adrian, did you hear that?

21:29 David dropped out of the race.

21:33 It's really hard to to come to grips and to to make that final decision,

21:38 just because of I feel like internal

21:40 [music] and external factors of pressure for yourself,

21:44 for the work that you've done, uh expectations people have of you.

21:48 Looking good though, man.

21:48 New suit.

21:50 New suit, new you.

21:51 But you know what?

21:52 That's uh

21:53 [music] I feel like a big part about being a professional

21:55 about anything is you have to make hard decisions,

21:58 and you have to be secure uh in the decisions that you're

22:01 making because you know that they're [music] uh the right ones for you.

22:05 And the right ones for uh the future.

22:10 Let's go, Michelle!

22:12 Woo!

22:13 [cheering]

22:14 Damn.

22:15 [applause]

22:14 What's going on?

22:16 I'm done.

22:17 My knee's just busted.

22:19 Keep it up.

22:20 You got this.

22:21 You look so strong.

22:25 New you for you, Dave.

22:27 New you for you.

22:29 Jail time.

22:30 Yes, sir.

22:31 Joel and Adrian?

22:32 Uh I'm all right.

22:33 Okay.

22:33 He says.

22:35 [laughter] Fair.

22:37 Certainly great work, great work.

22:38 You get that one though.

22:41 My waiting.

22:43 Doesn't matter like how much fun you're having.

22:46 Marathon just sneaks up out of nowhere and punches you in the [music] face.

22:50 I think we need to retitle this video.

22:53 Called I got punched in the face seven times on seven continents in seven days.

23:00 One punch each.

23:02 [laughter]

23:03 Seven punches.

23:04 It's true.

23:06 At the beginning of today, I was not doing well.

23:08 [music] I was like there is conceptually, physically, mentally no way.

23:14 And then Adrian caught up to me and we

23:16 ended up spending most [music] of the entire race together.

23:20 You got a shower and you finished strong.

23:22 You too.

23:23 You keep going.

23:23 Yes, sir.

23:25 And we genuinely like laughed our asses off and had a really fun time.

23:29 And you know, that's what I was seeking,

23:32 to find the joy in the pain as [music] it's happening.

23:35 And I I do believe that Adrian and I found that today.

23:40 Four!

23:41 Let's go!

23:44 [music]

23:45 Yeah!

23:48 [cheering]

23:50 Oh!

23:51 Yeah.

23:51 Congratulations, you earned it today.

23:52 You put that on my mic collage from the week.

23:57 [laughter] You know, today was a much needed emotional win.

24:00 I got to spend most of my day with Adrian.

24:03 It certainly was a privilege to dig deep with him.

24:06 I don't know do I help her as much as she thinks I did.

24:09 I thought it was a combination of an effort because

24:11 Michelle is someone that definitely um was inspiring to me

24:15 and gave me the real belief that I was going

24:17 to go on and finish the full the full seven marathons.

24:20 Let's go, Adrian!

24:21 For Ireland!

24:24 Let's go, Adrian!

24:26 Let's go!

24:31 [music]

24:31 That was probably the turning point where

24:32 I felt that about the halfway mark here,

24:35 we'll do this, you know, we'll do this whether we have to walk,

24:38 crawl, cry over the line, whatever the case is.

24:45 How did you find it?

24:45 I find it.

24:46 It was awesome because of you!

24:49 Yes, well done.

24:59 [music]

24:58 Another day and marathon.

25:01 We're back at it again, Portugal, number five.

25:04 Today's objective, enjoy the scenery, have a great time.

25:09 It's all about camaraderie.

25:10 We're almost to the finish line in Miami,

25:12 but more importantly, let's get this done.

25:14 Made it.

25:16 Who is this for?

25:18 Me.

25:18 Well, hello future Dan.

25:21 [laughter] The local school kids were out the national anthem was being sung.

25:24 You know, if that can't get you fired up, I don't think anything would.

25:27 We have a runner with the suit.

25:28 Wow.

25:33 [music] It was so amazing to see how supportive the community was.

25:39 Even people [music] like David Gilgore who could have

25:41 flown home and he's still here cheering people on.

25:49 Just run like 2:20 for a half.

25:51 I mean, that's [music] the fastest she's been running all week.

25:53 I mean, it's a great day out here.

25:54 I think just the the crowd and the energy,

25:56 too, it's like got a lot of the runners excited.

25:58 I feel like somebody famous.

26:02 [music] [cheering] [applause]

26:10 It's a good day.

26:12 I have no idea how I feel this way.

26:16 But it just makes sense.

26:17 He did it in 6:07.

26:20 6:07.

26:21 [cheering]

26:23 JUST PAST HALFWAY.

26:25 13.2 miles, 2:17.

26:28 2 hours 17 minutes.

26:31 Perfect weather, perfect conditions, [music] and man, is it motivating.

26:35 P, I'm wishing myself to the back of this suit jacket.

26:40 It's the turning point.

26:42 Either you're doing this or you're not doing it.

26:43 And if you can get through five, [music] you can see Miami.

26:48 You're crossing it today.

26:49 So are you.

26:50 You know, because you do so many laps back and forth,

26:54 you get the chance to meet a lot of people.

26:58 It's a great bonding experience.

27:00 You know, maybe it's misery loves company,

27:03 but it's pretty amazing how meaningful

27:06 the conversations can become with, you know,

27:08 pretty much complete strangers.

27:11 I've never gotten to hear your story.

27:13 I was on a roof building [music] for work and I fell 26 ft headfirst.

27:18 He fell through a roof onto the ground like [music]

27:22 four stories up and had no business being at the race,

27:26 much less running a race.

27:28 I got plates in both wrists, fractured my whole face,

27:33 [music]

27:33 five vertebrae, and MCLs in both knees.

27:37 I've no business being alive.

27:39 At 6'6", he's not a runner.

27:41 He's not a runner's build.

27:43 He came out and he crushed it.

27:45 So, that accident impacted how you view challenges in life.

27:50 You know, you can take the negatives from everything or you can find a positive.

27:55 Sharing these stories in Portugal is really [music] when

27:57 it started feeling like we were becoming a family.

28:01 Find your happy place.

28:01 Where's your happy place?

28:02 My happy place is going to the [music] pool with Garrett.

28:06 That's Garrett.

28:06 That's my husband.

28:07 I don't know if you guys have even met met him there yesterday.

28:09 Yeah.

28:10 What's yours?

28:11 What's mine?

28:13 Yeah.

28:13 Wife and kids.

28:15 Yes.

28:15 Oh, when I run, fire on.

28:17 Feet up.

28:19 Everyone obviously had their own individual story [music]

28:22 and you know, we were maybe going through a time where you're thinking,

28:25 what am I doing this for?

28:25 Why am I doing it?

28:26 You just have to look to your left,

28:27 you look to your right and there was someone there fighting on, so they were.

28:31 Yeah, we're running to rescue girls out of human trafficking.

28:34 Wow.

28:34 It's running for freedom [music] and our goal is to raise half a million dollars

28:36 to rescue girls to protect the vulnerable from being trafficked.

28:40 $400 can rescue a girl.

28:43 $400.

28:43 I would like to make a donation.

28:45 Oh, really?

28:47 Yes.

28:46 So, he said it's $400 per individual saved.

28:50 I would like to pledge 10.

28:54 Oh.

28:53 So, $4,000.

28:55 I got chills.

28:57 Yeah.

28:57 Oh, my gosh.

28:58 Why not?

28:59 That's why we're here.

29:00 That's incredible.

29:01 There are a lot of runners [music] and a lot of important

29:03 causes and I've linked to all of their causes in the description below.

29:07 I encourage you to donate [music] to any that speak to you.

29:10 The more time that I spend with these people,

29:12 the more I realize that [music] it's not a team sport,

29:16 per se, but it really is a team accomplishment and that's really,

29:20 [music] really special to have such an amazing

29:23 community of people who are willing to try

29:25 something this crazy and people who are willing

29:28 to help each other cross these finish lines.

29:33 And I'm realizing it's not about, can I pull [music] off this challenge?

29:37 It's, can we pull off this challenge?

29:43 [music] 50 miles.

29:49 The perspective is again that the girl who just

29:51 sort of walked through here is a 3:30 [music] marathoner.

29:55 Michelle's in the middle of her final lap.

29:57 It's like Michelle's actually just getting stronger, [music] right?

29:59 I mean, it's so impressive.

30:00 I'm thrilled for her and for what this means

30:04 for anyone who's ever doubted her cuz this girl is strong.

30:08 Never in a million years could I've ever thought I could do five marathons

30:11 in [music] a row and I think a lot of other people doubted I could do.

30:16 But, you know what?

30:17 Too bad for my haters.

30:19 Woke up today and I'm about to finish [music] my fifth marathon.

30:25 [cheering] [screaming] 4:42 for a marathon.

30:42 4 hours 42.

30:43 Do you realize what you just done?

30:45 Fastest marathon.

30:46 Fastest time on the fifth one.

30:49 Okay, so Michelle, tell me, on the fifth time,

30:51 does it get any better or it's hard anyways?

30:53 It [music] remains hard all the time.

30:56 But what I think gets better is the community and the camaraderie.

31:00 Today I was very fortunate to get my best time out of all five of the marathons

31:04 [music] and I think that the energy

31:06 of the people here and uh just [music] how beautiful

31:10 everything was it really lifted our spirits.

31:12 Good job, Michelle.

31:13 Thank you so much, Michelle.

31:14 Thank you.

31:15 Thank you.

31:17 Thank you so much.

31:18 Fastest time on the fifth one.

31:21 Yeah.

31:21 Balling out.

31:22 I'm learning from [music] the best how to ball out.

31:26 Thanks.

31:26 [laughter] Next time on the finale of the great world race.

31:31 The toughest marathon is actually number six.

31:34 This silent killer is marathon number six and that's in Cartagena, Colombia.

31:40 You know, this is the one that tests your character probably the most.

31:42 Two people last year ended up

31:44 in the hospital from heatstroke and heat exhaustion.

31:47 Nobody said to you you had heatstroke last year.

31:50 What the heck?

31:53 Yeah.

31:53 Michelle is in a dark place right now.

31:55 Let's go!

31:57 And on top of all of that, my period just started.

32:02 This is the grand conclusion of seven months of training.

32:05 I don't think I fully believe in myself.

32:07 Seven grueling marathons.

32:09 Like this is really so hard.

32:11 And the seven craziest days of my life.

32:14 So always always have more to give.

32:17 Always.

32:21 [music] [music] [music] Oh.