INSPIRATION
Deep in the woods during the Transylvania 100K ultra in 2015
Ironically running was the one sport I was never into as a child, even though I loved being active and did gymnastics since the age of six,” says Brenda O’Keeffe, 38, a chef who ran 106 marathons in 2015, an Irish and English record for the most marathons in a year. “My first race was the Dublin Women’s Mini Marathon in June 2010, a 10K road race that 40,000 women participate in for charity. I ran with my sister Andrea and will never forget the immense pride I felt as I crossed the finish line. It was a feeling I wanted more of, so much so that I ended up running the Dublin Marathon soon afterwards. Five years later, my sister ran her first marathon with me – while I completed my 145th!