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Minnesota Now with Nina Moini
Nina Moini and Alanna Elder

7 marathons in 7 days on 7 continents: Minnesota sisters-in-law complete 'Great World Race'

Two runners on Antarctic ice with jagged mountains in the distance.
Ellen Hunter Gans and Sarah Hunter began the Great World Race with a marathon on Wolf's Fang runway, in Antarctica. The race started a day early due to an incoming storm. Over the next week, they and about 50 other runners completed six more marathons on six continents.
Courtesy of Ellen Hunter Gans and Sarah Hunter

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Two Minnesotans recently ran seven marathons, in seven days, on seven continents.

The feat is called Great World Race. Ellen Hunter Gans and Sarah Hunter spoke with MPR News host Nina Moini to share the experience of this incredible physical — and mental — challenge.

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