Jacqui Bell
Adventurer
The Youngest Person in History to run an Ultra Marathon on all 7 continents
An ultra-marathon is a footrace longer than the traditional marathon length of 42km. With no limit on distance, ran in the hottest and coldest places, on mountain tops, with steep ascents and descents, in the most difficult and dangerous places in the world.
In 2019 at the age of 26 Jacqui Bell became The Youngest Person in History to run an Ultra Marathon on all 7 continents. Conquering 1000km’s across some of the harshest deserts and terrain in the world from the hottest desert in Africa to the Coldest in Antarctica.
When Jacqui was 19 she signed up to her first 50km Race, not even knowing this counted as an Ultra Marathon at the time, she placed 3rd and was on a high for a week. The next year Jacqui set herself the goal of running 250km’s across The Simpson Desert in Australia. From there, the goals grew and the records grew too.
Jacqui’s ability to confront fear and overcome adversity has given her a story that is nothing short of inspiring.