Once upon a time, Jeanne Stawiecki‘s most notable habit involved smoking two packs a day. These days, the 57-year-old marathoner and mountain climber seems to have found a more healthful addiction: breaking endurance records. As this piece in the Boston Globe reports, Stawiecki logged the fastest time of the 58 women who have run
marathons on all seven continents when she crossed the finish line of
the Antarctica Marathon last year, and two months later she climbed Mount
Everest, capping her quest to become the oldest woman to scale the
highest peak on each of the seven continents, a feat accomplished by
fewer than 50 women.
What’s next? Stawiecki says she’s writing a book about her experiences, which she hopes to
parlay into a career giving motivational speeches. And one more thing:"I’ve been thinking about going kite-skiing," she tells the Globe, "to the North Pole."
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Wow! What an inspiration! Here I am 51 and thinking that almost 8 weeks smoke free is incredible. Well, actually it is for me. It is wonderful to hear ultra success stories. She can be my new hero!
Wow! My new hero! I’ve only been quit from smoking for 8 weeks & was thinking about adding some exercise. Nothing like the Marathon Woman! You go girl!