Club member JC Santa Teresa recently completed a marathon on his seventh continent, Africa. He completed the race in Awasa, Ethiopia, on Oct. 20. That gave JC a total of 121 career marathons, and he also has completed at least one marathon in all 50 states. JC met and mingled with several Ethiopian running legends during his trip. Check out the accompanying photos.
Congratulations, JC!
Photo IDs, JC is pictured with the following athletes:
1. Gezehegne Abera, Ethiopia, 2000 Olympic Marathon champion
2. Gebre Gebremariam, Ethiopia, 2010 NYC Marathon champ
3. Gebremariam (a better photo)
4. Haile Gebrselassie, Ethiopia, two-time Olympic 10,000-meter champ and former marathon world record holder
5. Mohammad Aman, Ethiopia, 2013 outdoor world champion at 800 meters
6. Richard Nerurkar, Great Britain, former world-class distance runner