Marie Leautey is a former international CFO turned world-record endurance athlete, author, and inspirational speaker. In an extraordinary display of resilience and determination, she ran the equivalent of 700 marathons across four continents in just 825 days—a journey totaling nearly 30,000 kilometers, without a single injury and wearing through 16 pairs of running shoes along the way.
Lootie became only the seventh person—and the second woman in history—to run around the world, a feat that earned her a world record. Her remarkable journey is chronicled in her book, Lootie’s World Run, offering both an intimate look at the physical and emotional challenges of such an endeavor and a compelling message about perseverance, courage, and purpose.
Today, Lootie shares her journey to inspire others to reconnect with what truly matters—to pursue goals aligned with their deepest values and to step beyond perceived limits. Her story is a powerful reminder that when we let go of fear, we discover that the boundaries we thought existed were never really there at all.