Louisville native Kenny Flowers to attempt seven marathons on seven continents in seven days

Louisville native Kenny Flowers is preparing to attempt a record-style endurance run that would require completing seven marathons on seven continents in seven days, according to a report from WLKY.

The effort, described as the Great World Race, is set up as an extended sequence of full marathon distances in multiple geographic regions rather than a single event. Flowers is seeking to complete the schedule within a week, moving from continent to continent while compressing recovery time between races.

WLKY reported that Flowers’ attempt comes with a high emphasis on logistics, including rapid travel between locations and the need to meet the rules and start times for each marathon included in the program. The report framed the attempt as Flowers’ biggest adventure to date.

For Kentucky residents, the undertaking highlights how local athletes can draw national and international attention through extreme-distance challenges. It also places additional focus on community interest around regional runners, particularly for hometown supporters tracking how an attempt like this develops over a tight timeline.

Marathon events typically have established requirements for participants, including entry procedures and event-day rules enforced by organizers in each host location. With Flowers’ plan spanning multiple continents, his attempt will depend on those rules being met for each of the marathons included in the Great World Race, WLKY reported.