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Follow on Google News | 14-Year-Old Girl Finishes Seven Marathons on Seven Continents Quest at the Athens Classic MarathonWinter Vinecki, a 14-year-old American girl, became the youngest person ever to complete marathons on all seven continents after she crossed the finish line at the Athens Classic Marathon held November 10.
By: Mararton Tours & Travel Under sunny skies and temperatures that soared to 80 degrees Fahrenheit, Vinecki finished the historic Marathon-to- “This world record is not for me but for the one in six men and families affected by prostate cancer,” said Vinecki who set her seven 26.2s on seven continents goal in 2009 after her father passed away from an aggressive form of prostate cancer. As a 9-year-old, Vinecki founded Team Winter (http://us.mg3.mail.yahoo.com/ Vinecki had previously completed marathons in the United States, Kenya, Antarctica, Mongolia, Peru and New Zealand. She placed second or third women overall in four of the marathons and won the women’s division outright at the grueling Inca Trail Marathon to Machu Picchu in Peru. Last March Vinecki became the youngest person to finish a marathon on Antarctica, the coldest, windiest most formidable continent on earth. “I never doubted that Winter would finish her goal,” says Thom Gilligan, president of Marathon Tours & Travel, race director of the Antarctica Marathon and founder of the Seven Continents Club. “She is a tremendous athlete and a true inspiration to people of all ages.” Gilligan created the Seven Continents Club in 1998 to recognize those who have finished marathons on all seven continents. Since then, 489 globetrotting runners have achieved the goal. For more information on Marathon Tours & Travel, the Antarctica Marathon and the seven Continents Club, please visit www.marathontours.com. For more information on Team Winter, please visit www.teamwinter.org. End
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