After making her debut at 16 in school competitions, she made marathon her true passion and, from the very beginning, she proved her talent by improving, in 2002, the record for the promising half-marathon runners and, the following year, in her first marathon she won the national championship. Not even an injury to her left Acchilles’ heel in 2004 stopped her. In Barcelona 2010, she won the European bronze, which then turned into gold after the disqualification for doping of her rival competitors. Married with former athlete Stefano Scaini, the 36-year-old is the mother of a little girl, Martina. Radiant, like her Sicily, she loves the sea and running, running towards her third consecutive Olympic Games. An objective that, in marathon, has not been reached by many.