![]() ![]() She said it was an incredibly tough five months, but she knew she could do it. Her run has raised $70,000 for the conservation charity the Wilderness Society. Australia is rich in biodiversity, but has the worst rate of mammal loss of any country. ![]() Many species of animals and plants are dying out in her country. Murray-Bartlett embarked on her marathon number of marathons to raise awareness of the extinction crisis in Australia. ![]() She missed out on qualifying for the Tokyo Olympics, so she set her sights on a record-breaking challenge. Ms Murray-Bartlett is a professional runner. She smashed the previous record of 106 marathons in 106 days. It's the most consecutive daily marathons ever run by a woman. Her five-month coast-to-coast run set a new world record. The 32-year-old ran 6,329 km from Queensland, at the top of Australia, to Melbourne, at the bottom. She has just run 150 of them – every day for 150 days. However, marathons are no problem for Australian runner Erchana Murray-Bartlett. They would need months of training to get into shape to last the 42.195-km distance. Many people would struggle to run just one marathon. ![]()
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