A marathon runner took on the World Marathon Challenge, or Great World Race.His journey took him across seven continents to run seven marathons in seven days.Daniel Rebella, a 57-year-old father and grandfather from Ohio, says it was the opportunity of a lifetime.Rebella spent months training. In November, he set off with a group of 54 runners — including multiple Olympic athletes. “The dimension of this is getting on a plane right after you run, flying to the next continent, try and get some sleep, and in some cases, you know, within two hours after landing from a 17-hour flight, you’re running again,” Rebella said.Marathon No. 1 took place in Antarctica.”The air temperature was about -22 degrees,” he said “The wind came in and to the wind chill factor, we were pretty close to about -50.”Video below: How to start running in 2025The next stop: Africa. Rebella running along the seaside in Cape Town before heading down under to Perth, Australia.Heading next to Turkey, which splits the continents of Europe and Asia.He says he finished strong on the European leg, but day two in Turkey proved to be a major challenge.”Istanbul in Asia side, that was probably my toughest mentally because I know I ran out of energy,” Rebella said. He did finish, but soon after, found himself in need of medical attention.”I did pass out briefly, and I found myself right in the back of a Turkish ambulance with an IV in me,” Rebella said.That didn’t stop him from heading to the next stop, South America.Turning up the heat in Cartagena, Colombia. He says he dealt with high heat in the sub-tropical climate. The final destination brought him home to North America, where his family cheered him across the finish line in Miami, Florida.”The support was fantastic because you cannot do this alone,” Rebella said. Of the 54 people who set out on this journey, Dan was among the 45 to finish. When he crossed the finish line after a combined 184.3 miles — he went on to do 26.2 pushups at the finish line, which he says is tradition. Less than 1% of the world has completed this challenge.
A marathon runner took on the World Marathon Challenge, or Great World Race.
His journey took him across seven continents to run seven marathons in seven days.
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Daniel Rebella, a 57-year-old father and grandfather from Ohio, says it was the opportunity of a lifetime.
Rebella spent months training. In November, he set off with a group of 54 runners — including multiple Olympic athletes.
“The dimension of this is getting on a plane right after you run, flying to the next continent, try and get some sleep, and in some cases, you know, within two hours after landing from a 17-hour flight, you’re running again,” Rebella said.
Marathon No. 1 took place in Antarctica.
“The air temperature was about -22 degrees,” he said “The wind came in and to the wind chill factor, we were pretty close to about -50.”
Video below: How to start running in 2025
The next stop: Africa. Rebella running along the seaside in Cape Town before heading down under to Perth, Australia.
Heading next to Turkey, which splits the continents of Europe and Asia.
He says he finished strong on the European leg, but day two in Turkey proved to be a major challenge.
“Istanbul in Asia side, that was probably my toughest mentally because I know I ran out of energy,” Rebella said.
He did finish, but soon after, found himself in need of medical attention.
“I did pass out briefly, and I found myself right in the back of a Turkish ambulance with an IV in me,” Rebella said.
That didn’t stop him from heading to the next stop, South America.
Turning up the heat in Cartagena, Colombia.
He says he dealt with high heat in the sub-tropical climate.
The final destination brought him home to North America, where his family cheered him across the finish line in Miami, Florida.
“The support was fantastic because you cannot do this alone,” Rebella said.
Of the 54 people who set out on this journey, Dan was among the 45 to finish.
When he crossed the finish line after a combined 184.3 miles — he went on to do 26.2 pushups at the finish line, which he says is tradition.
Less than 1% of the world has completed this challenge.
