From ankle-deep mud in Central Asia to the scorching heat of Australia, Mina Guli, 48, is running 100 full marathons (42 kilometres each) in 100 days to highlight a looming global water shortage.
Her unorthodox world tour began in New York on 4 November and has so far taken in France, the Vatican, India and Hong Kong.
Guli, a former lawyer, will race through dozens more places — including in Jordan, Kenya and Mexico — before she gets back to New York on 11 February for a triumphant final marathon.
Despite an itinerary that would be the envy of many a seasoned traveller, Guli and her six-strong support team have no time for tourism.
Often they bed down in tents and try each day to meet people either bearing the brunt of drought or working to save water.
Guli is chief executive of Hong Kong-based not-for-profit organisation Thirst, which works to highlight the pressures on the global water supply.
The United Nations estimates that by 2030, demand for water will outstrip supply by 40%.
That thought, says Guli, is what keeps her going through the longest — and most difficult — slog of her life.
But a determination to fight for her chosen cause and improve life for younger generations gets her back on her feet.
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Source: Agence France-Presse, 11 December 2018