Jacky Hunt-Broersma, a native of South Africa, set her goal in mid-January. And since then she has been running 26. 2 miles every day, about the 1 of a marathon. On Saturday, she completed her 104th marathon—a(an) 2 she expects to be confirmed by Guinness World Records. If so, she would then 3 a world record for 104 back-to-back(持续的) marathon runs, two more than her previous 4 .
Hunt-Broersma 5 half of her left leg to a rare form of cancer in 2001. "The biggest 6 was accepting that part of my body was gone, " she said. "Until five years ago, I was not very 7 . But after 8 running, I decided to give it a try. " Currently, she keeps running on a false 9 made out of carbon fiber. The carbon fiber blade (刀锋) she uses, designed specifically for 10 , costs about $10, 000.
But Hunt-Broersma says her 11 has been well worthwhile. "Running really 12 my life, " she said. "It gave me a sense of freedom. I fell in love with the process of 13 my body further just to see what I could do. "
Hunt-Broersma is hoping to 14 a single thought in others——"You're 15 than you think and you're capable of so much more. "