Taylor Duvall ’11 takes dares seriously
When her older brother dared her to enter the Gobi March, a six-day 155 mile footrace in China’s Gobi desert, Taylor Duvall ‘11 accepted the challenge, trained for two weeks, and flew to China by herself. The race, named by TIME magazine as #2 on its list of the Top 10 Endurance Competitions in the world, took Duvall through Xinjiang Province, the hottest place in China and the world’s most distant point from an ocean. After running roughly a marathon a day for the first 4 days, Duvall fractured a bone in her knee. With more than 50 miles to go and a 20 pound pack to carry, she still finished the race. Her run helped raise money for Minds Matter, a non-profit that provides financial aid and mentoring to low-income students attending college.
