English marathon runner Marie-Louise Stenild will attempt to gain entry into the Guinness Book of World Records this week as she aims to run 7 marathons on 7 continents in 7 days.

If she can pull off the feat she would be the first woman ever to do so.

The effort is also raising money for the Adam Rogers Trust, named for a 13-year-old who did of a brain tumor.

She plans to run the L.A. Marathon ‘Stadium to Sea’ course on Monday in Los Angeles.

Here is a look at the locations and dates where she plans to pull this off:

Falklands (Antarctica): 30 October 2010 Santiago, Chile (South America): 31 October 2010 Los Angeles, USA (North America): 1 November 2010 Sydney, Australia: 3 November 2010 Singapore (Asia): 3/4 November 2010 (night run) Cairo, Egypt (Africa): 4/5 November 2010 (night run) London, UK (Europe): 5 November 2010

Best of luck to Marie-Louise on this remarkable challenge.

View Marie-Louise’s Website

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