Member Spotlights

422 Marathons/Ultramarathons and 180 Half-Marathons, including 22 Boston Marathons! Meet SCC Silver Member Joe Schlereth who has not only run an amazing amount of races, but also completed his seven continents this year after finishing both the Antarctica and Cape Town Marathons. Joe has also earned the coveted Six Star Finisher Medal. Next on his list with Marathon Tours & Travel is Bermuda in January 2023. We can't wait to travel with Joe once again!

John - an adult-onset runner - was motivated on a plane back in 2014 to run his first marathon. Less than 10 years later he has run more than 100 around the world! We hope you enjoy getting to know your SCC peer and our friend John Vinson.

Meet Silver Seven Continents Club member Bill Hirokawa! We had the pleasure of having him and his wife Loris join us for the first time in Athens for the 2500 Anniversary Celebration, then Easter Island, Antarctica, Amazing Maasai, Jerusalem and London. We look forward to many more adventures with these two. Continue reading to learn more about what motivates Bill and keeps him going!

During our Virtual Antarctica Experience (March 13-22, 2021), it is appropriate to highlight Gold SCC Member, Jeffrey Turner. His first marathon was in 1989 and to date has run more than 70! He was on the second Antarctica Marathon trip (with his 11 year old son) and returned again in 2005 and 2013. We hope you enjoy this short Q&A as much as we did!

Meet Seven Continents Club (SCC) Member Donna Boots who is making the best of the crisis impacting our world. She undertook many challenges to keep her moving and motivated. Most recently she pledged and ran 52.4 miles in honor of the Global Run 2020 to support education for the Amazing Maasai Girls in Kenya. We are inspired and think you will be too!