Denise Mueller Inspired183 Project Speed

Full Marathon on 8th Continent is done in Africa March 22, 2026 at The Kilimanjaro Premium Lager Marathon! This is planned to be my last FULL 42k/26.2mile marathon distance and was my 13th lifetime full!

My goal to run a marathon on each continent officially started in 2013 when I ran Antarctica….took 13 years to finish the goal, but it is now complete! 🙏🏼🫶🏼✅

This one was special for many reasons, but if you take a look at the photos, some of the great memories will be the young children who ran alongside me for portions of the race. In fact, the one young man who looks to be probably no more than nine in the running shoes ran approximately 8 miles with me. 😲🫶🏼

Any San Diego Cyclists or Organ Donor supporters interested in attending the send off of a gentleman by the name of Ken Abbott, a New Yorker who recently celebrated the 10th anniversary of his life-saving heart transplant that gave him a second shot at life. To mark the occasion through his love of cycling, Ken is going to embark on a more than 3,000-mile cross-country bike ride that begins in San Diego at Ocean Beach and ends in St. Augustine, Florida where some members of his heart donor family reside.

Additional information can be found in the story here and he’ll meet cyclists and fellow organ donors/recipients along the way as part of his mission to raise awareness for the LiveOnNY Foundation and organ donation in general:

https://greaterlongisland.com/after-heart-transplant-long-island-teacher-will-now-bike-across-the-country/

Special sendoff for Ken in Ocean Beach when he begins his cycling journey on Wednesday, March 4, at 11 a.m. More details on location to follow

After heart transplant, this Long Island teacher will bike across the country Bellmore educator and heart transplant recipient is taking his message nationwide with a bike ride for organ donation awareness.