Polly Letofsky

ALLi Author Member

On August 1, 1999, Polly Letofsky left her Colorado home and headed west. She traveled across 4 continents, 22 countries, and over 14,000 miles -- by foot -- to become the first woman to walk around the world.

As an awareness campaign for breast cancer, Polly collaborated and built her team out of the strangers she met on the road. Survivors and well-wishers around the world came out to walk with her, and the world had embraced her.

But in the middle of Polly’s five-year journey, the world suddenly shifted on its axis when September 11 flung us all into a crossroads in world history.

Polly’s GlobalWalk has been featured in over 2,000 newspapers, magazines, radio and television stations around the world, and her book, 3mph: The Adventures of One Woman’s Walk Around the World has been awarded 6 national awards including Best Memoir at the 2011 Writer’s Digest Best Book Awards.

To rapt audiences, she richly details her journey with humor and honest reflection, the good times and the hardships. Sometimes serious, sometimes funny, always inspirational, Polly’s story personifies the spirit of commitment and perseverance that will compel you to conquer life’s challenges -- one step at a time.