Runner aims to cover 1,000 miles in 7 deserts in 7 weeks

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LOS ANGELES — Long-distance runners are water-obsessed by necessity, but Mina Guli is on another level. She’s trying to run more than 1,000 miles through seven deserts on seven continents in seven weeks to raise awareness of worldwide water shortages.