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David Kelly, MD, on the Adventure of a Lifetime: The Great World Race
I know that many listeners of my podcast, Living a Life in Full, are athletes, and many of them are runners — from 5ks to ultras and everything else in between. I also know that a lot of my audience members are travelers — local, global, adventure — you name it.
Imagine if those two interests overlapped like a Venn Diagram where that confluence would be running a marathon, on each continent, in 7 days. Impossible?
Well, no.
But how would you even manage the logistics of such a challenge?
That’s where Dr. David Kelly, MD, comes in. David is the Founder and Race Director of The Great World Race, an event in which participants attempt to complete a marathon on each of the 7 continents over a 7-day period.
David is a renowned international endurance athlete and the visionary behind The Great World Race and other extraordinary global adventures that challenge participants to traverse the world through a series of ultra-endurance events.
As a race organizer and the Founder of Ice Cap Adventures Ltd, he combines his passion for…
