It’s been a long road back for Turia Pitt. The Australian ultra-marathon runner received burns to 65 percent of her body when she became caught in a bushfire while competing in Western Australia five years ago.
On Sept. 2, 2011, the part-time model and engineer was in the middle of the 100-kilometre race when a wind change created a wall of flames across her path. She was one of four runners who were seriously injured in the terrifying incident.
Lucky to survive and unable to walk initially, Pitt has spent years fighting back. She was even told by doctors that she would never run again. The 28-year-old survivor showed how far she had come on Sunday, when she made her comeback by completing her first marathon since she sustained the horrific injuries. Read more…
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