'It's surreal': Years after swapping out her ballet shoes with running shoes, Sault-born athlete Miranda Ferris recently finished every major marathon race in the world; she joins roughly 600 Canadians who have ever accomplished the feat
But earlier this month, the Korah IB graduate joined an illustrious list of 600 Canadians who have completed all six world marathon majors in New York, Chicago, Boston, London, Berlin, and Tokyo.
After completing her bachelor’s at Ivey Business School in London, Ont., Ferris moved to Toronto in 2015 to begin her career in finance and investing. “I thought maybe I’ll do that, but there’s something about the half-marathon that felt like a cheat because there’s already a full marathon,” she said. “I didn’t like the idea of only doing half of something – it kind of bothered me. My friend said if you’re going to do a full marathon, then you should do the one in New York.”“Every practice run I was doing was the longest I had ever done,” she said. “I was slowly adding more distance every week before the big race.
Needing a qualifying time of three hours and 30 minutes to compete in the world-famous Boston Marathon, Ferris began training with a new coach and team in January 2018. Ferris was the seventh Canadian female to cross the finish line in Tokyo, capping off a rare and stunning sweep of the Abbot World Marathon Majors in six of the world’s most famous cities.
Although she’s not exactly sure what will come next in her running career, Ferris is looking forward to finding new races to compete in and would like to achieve even more milestones.
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