Jacky running her 102nd marathon in 102 days in April 2022
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There are not many people more inspiring than American amputee runner, Jacky Hunt-Broersma. Born and raised in South Africa, Jacky now lives in Arizona, where she continues to not only break world records, but push boundaries in para sport.
Jacky started her running journey later than most – in her 40s. Once she got a prosthetic leg, her goal was to run 5K but she kept going further and further. In 2022, she ran 104 marathons in 104 consecutive days, the most ever run by a female in the LA2 category. This category refers to her impairment classification; in Jacky’s case, unilateral below-knee amputation.