A Chihuahua Who Has Finished 6 Marathons Is Training to Break Her Running Record in 2025

Mar. 15, 2025

Jellybean the Chihuahua training for her next marathon.Photo:FOX40 News/YouTube

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An energetic chihuahua who loves to run is sprinting to new horizons!

Jellybean — a 6-year-old, 9-lb Chihuahua mix known for running marathons alongside her owner, Andrew Owens — has already conquered six marathons. Now, she’s focusing on setting a new record in the new year.

Those distances stretched longer and longer as Jellybean built up strength and enthusiasm for running. Eventually, Owens and the Chihuahua reached a half-marathon and then a full marathon—approximately 26.2 miles. Owens told theSacramento Beethat his and Jellybean’s fastest marathon record so far was at the Garmin Kansas City Marathon in October, which they completed in 3 hours and 47 minutes.

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“It’s disbelief, and then it’s awe, and then ‘you inspire me,'” Owens said.

“Runners at races (say), ‘No way, he carried the dog, that dog’s not going to make it,’ “he continued. “And then people will come up after and say, ‘Did that dog do all of it?’ And I’m like, ‘Yeah, she did every single step.’ And they’re like, ‘No way. If that dog can do it.'”

source: people.com