Peloton instructor Becs Gentry has announced she will embark on one of the most challenging running events on the globe: The Great World Race, which involves seven marathons on seven continents over the span of seven consecutive days in November 2024.
Update – Becs Gentry successfully completed The Great World Race in November. You can see more details here.
Becs shared the news via Instagram today, saying that:
I am both wildly excited and uncontrollably nervous for the training and the race than I’ve been about anything (yes including child birth!) But here we are. I love to push the limits and this is going to really challenge me in every conceivable way I can imagine, so LFG!!
The post includes a video of Becs explaining her excitement and nervousness surrounding the race, which she will be training for – including in the classes she will teach for Peloton – throughout the next four months. She mentions that she will be bringing Peloton members along on her training with her over the next several months.
The post also includes a montage video of Becs telling her fellow instructors about the journey she is embarking on, and their reactions. Becs was met with lots of shock, awe, and “how?!”
The Great World Race includes seven marathons on seven continents in seven days (back to back). The event begins on November 15th in Antartica, before finishing on November 21st in Miami, Florida.
The full race schedule is:
- Nov 15 – Wolf Fang, Antartica
- Nov 16 – Cape Town, South Africa
- Nov 17 – Perth, Australia
- Nov 18 – Istanbul, Turkey (Asia)
- Nov 19 – Istanbul, Turkey (Europe)
- Nov 20 – Cartagena, Colobmia
- Nov 21 – Miami, United States
Becs ran the Tokyo Marathon earlier this year, which was her “sixth star” – her sixth major marathon including Boston, London, Berlin, Chicago, and New York.
Becs will also serve as a commentator for NBC at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris later this month.
You can see Becs’ full announcement post via Instagram. We are wishing Becs the best of luck as she embarks on this incredible journey!
Becs has been teasing this announcement for a few weeks on her social media. She has also shared that she has some upcoming podcast appearances, where she will be talking more about this race.
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