Turia Pitt

Turia Pitt, born 24 July 1987, is an Australian athlete, motivational speaker and author. On 2 September 2011 she was competing in a 100 km ultramarathon through Western Australia's Kimberley region when she was caught in a large bush fire that swept up Selena Gorge near Kununurra, and she sustained burns to 65 percent of her body. Doctors did not expect her to survive. A parliamentary inquiry into the Kimberley Ultramarathon was damning of the race organisers, RacingThePlanet, and in May 2014 she reached an out-of-court settlement after launching Supreme Court action. She has become a sought-after public speaker, gave a TEDx talk titled Unmask your Potential in September 2014, has mentored thousands through online programs, and has written three books, Everything to Live For, Unmasked and Happy.