Globe Trotter
When Winter Vinecki started competing in Olympic-distance triathlons at the age of nine, she did not seek trophies or a place in the record books; instead she hoped to raise awareness about prostate cancer after her father, Michael, died of the disease in 2009. Now 14, she has become the youngest person to complete a marathon on all seven continents, giving her a platform for her cause. The OHS-Stanford sophomore's record-breaking journey started 18 months ago when Winter, alongside her mother, Dawn, finished the first of her seven 26.2-mile races, in Eugene, Ore. Since then the pair has finished marathons in Kenya, Antarctica, Peru, Mongolia, New Zealand and Greece, making them the first mother-daughter duo to complete the feat. "These races weren't about me," Winter says. "They were about the one in six families affected by prostate cancer." Team Winter, a nonprofit organization she set up, has helped raise more than $400,000 so far. Like Winter, that money will go a long way.
POP CULTURE GRID ...
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What athletes are thinking | What's been in my fridge the longest? | Last book read | Planet I'd like to visit | I've just about had it with ___ | Nobody knows I watch ___ | Person I'd like to sing a duet with |
Lewis HamlitonFormula 1 | Beer | Muhammad Ali bio | Mars | Hotels | Basketball | Celine Dion |
Justin PughGiants, RT | Cookies | Harry Potter series | Mars | Cold weather | Shameless | Jarrod West |
Kyle BeckermanReal Salt Lake, M | Milk | David and Goliath by Malcolm Galdwell | Mars | Wedding planning | Gold Rush | Beyoncé |
+ "I don't drink it," says the 2008 world champ. "It's there for when friends come around."
+ Beckerman, who is to be married next year in Salt Lake City, doesn't mind the planning per se: "I'm just ready for the day," he says.
+ Pugh chose West, a former Syracuse teammate. The two have been known to do a delightful version of Whitney Houston's "I Wanna Dance with Somebody."
They Said It
"They kicked our butts in the most classy way."
NenêWizards forward, after Washington was beaten 92--79 by the veteran Spurs.
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WINTER'S TALE The 14-year-old marathoner began competing in triathlons when she was just nine.
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KEVIN C. COX/GETTY IMAGES (BECKERMAN)
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JERRITT CLARK/GETTY IMAGES (PUGH)
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