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Nicola 'Nikki' Love

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Nicola 'Nikki' Love (born 8 April 1967). She is a British adventure runner, author and speaker who successfully ran 63 marathons in 63 days (27/10/17 - 28/10/18) through Scotland, Wales and England. Nikki has raised money for various charity's during her adventure runs including Cystic Fibrosis Trust and Huntington's Disease Association.

Achievements

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Nikki began her adventure running with her 7 marathons in 7 days challenge in 2010. She continued with the Jungleultra run in Peru (2016) a 230km self-sufficient footrace over 5 days along the Amazon in the Peruvian rain forest. Nikki's latest adventure was her 63 marathons in 63 days which she completed in the autumn of 2017 (27th August - 28th October) which saw her zig-zagging her way through Scotland, Wales and England.

Bibliography

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Nikki completing her 63rd marathon at the top of Old John[1] in Bradgate Park
Nikki completing her 43rd marathon in the 63in63 adventure run.
  • —— (2017). Chasing Extraordinary: A 'How To' Guide for Newbie marathon Runners. Let's Tell Your Story Publishing. ISBN 978-1-910600-13-9

References

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  1. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-leicestershire-41776849
  2. https://www.leicestermercury.co.uk/news/leicester-news/leicester-woman-taking-challenge-run-465710
  3. https://www.nottinghampost.com/news/local-news/50-year-old-notts-woman-475729
  4. https://www.devonlive.com/news/devon-news/meet-amazing-woman-running-63-584726
  5. https://www.unexplained-mysteries.com/news/312885/woman-runs-record-63-marathons-in-63-days
  6. https://www.leicestermercury.co.uk/news/leicester-news/leicester-woman-completes-huge-challenge-695256
  7. http://www.countyecho.co.uk/article.cfm?id=111932&headline=Nicola%20on%20course%20to%20break%20world%20record&sectionIs=news&searchyear=2017

External links

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  1. ^ "Old John", Wikipedia, 2018-02-22, retrieved 2018-07-12