Mario to run 3 Marathons in 3 weeks

My Brother Mario start running in November 2012 (Read his inspiring story below.
Since then he accomplished :

2 Ultra-marathons
4 Marathons
1 Half Marathon
1 High Mountain run 15 Km
1 Aquathlon
4 10 K runs

Total 2400 km !! 1491 Miles !!!

Now time for his next dream and challenge . To run 3 Marathons in 3 weeks starting with Chicago Marathon October 2013!
He is registered already with reg # 88012380 .

Hes goal is to run 3 marathons in USA in 3 weeks !!

October 13 Bank of America Chicago Marathon
October 19 Des Plaines River Trail Races
October 25 Screaming Pumpkin Marathon

Please support him !
We raising Money for his charity which is an animal shelter in his home town http://www.jakpieszkotem.org/

Please help him with your kind donations !
Thank you for supporting my baby brother !

Monika Wiela


Mariusz's story!

Hello, my name is Mariusz Wiela and this is my story behind my adventure to run marathons.
About two years ago I developed an interest in personal development and the operation of the mind. I started reading a lot of books on these topics, in one of them I read that regular exercises increases our brain function. Then during my visit to my sister in the US, I had the great pleasure to meet my sisters friend in New York. In his house I noticed a framed picture of him number from running the New York marathon, I was full of admiration. The thought of running a 42 km challenge terrified me .
After returning home to Poland, it was October 2012, I decided to go for a walk with my dog. Just out of fun I started my exercise app on my phone. While walking, I got lost and when I came home after about 2 hours I checked the app to see that I had walked for 8 kms. I was sore the next day and so I ran to get rid of my soreness and this was only a 3 km run. My soreness went away and the endorphin kicked in and I made up my mind that I was going to run from then on.

In November I ran a total of 70 km but this wasn't enough. I then started to research and read about running, self-discipline, pushing limits and positive thinking. I needed all this after spending most of my earlier life partying and keeping in bad company, running started to take me away from these problems.


Then the winter started, there was a lot of show in Poland, I bought the first pair of running shoes for $15, I didn't know what was going to happen next. But I started to run every day. In my head I kept seeing the number from the New York marathon which I saw in my sister's friend's house when I visited New York. I started to research about marathon running, I found out that everything is in your mind, the marathon runners never give up and it was all about the strength of your mind. It was then I decided to start running marathons. In January I ran my longest run yet, was 27 kms. My head didn't stop working. I wanted to feel what it was like to run a marathon so I didn't wait and I signed up for my real marathon in two weeks. After I finished my first ever marathon, I found out that this run, which was in the mountain and in show, was in fact one of the most difficult marathons in Poland. I felt the pain which the runner talk about.


This fight was addictive and I wanted more. I started to read and research about ultra-marathons. I signed up for my first ultra-marathon, a 147km run for which I had 4 months to get ready. It was hard but in the mean time I ran another two marathons in one week. When I got to the ultra-marathon I didn't finish. At 91km I crashed! I started to cry as In my eyes it was a failure. But in my heart I knew it wasn't a failure, it was a huge success. This failure I translated to a lesson, I knew I needed to train and practice more.


By now my dream were getting bigger and bigger. I decided I wanted to get ready for 2 ultra-marathon, Spartathlon 246 km in UK and Badwater 217km the US. This is my goal and in the next few months I will get ready for them.


I have heard from people I am crazy, I will never do this, it will never happen and its ridicules. But deep in my heart I know I will do it. In next couple of weeks I will accomplish one of my biggest dream of my life, the Chicago marathon. This is the biggest marathon I will have run to date and while there I will also run another two marathon thus completing 3 marathons in 3 weeks. I can't wait!



Mario website http://www.mariorunning.com