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Back in the day, when they used to run an official, if small, ultramarathon between Kentucky’s largest city and its state capital, Bob Platt raced it. Although the distance is almost double that of a regular 26.2-mile marathon, Platt counts it as his Kentucky marathon.Read More
In 2014, Dean Pratt completed all six World Marathon Majors (Tokyo, Boston, London, Berlin, Chicago, New York City) in a single calendar year, becoming one of only a handful of runners (and the first Kiwi) to do so.Read More
Nathan Haywood took up running long distances just eight months ago and this month will run his first ever marathon. That alone is a challenge on a big scale, but the fact he is just a couple of weeks away from ticking off his first marathon is just the start of it. The Invercargill 42-year-old will make his marathon debut in Antarctica in temperatures anywhere between -10 and -30 degrees.Read More
Canadians Stacey Collie and Rachel Rauwerda are travelling to the world’s southernmost continent to run the Antarctica Marathon. What makes the story even better is that the two are running the entire race in penguin onesies complete with a slide across the finish line.Read More
Aimee Shilling wants to run 40 marathons by the time she hits 40. She'll hit her goal in a big way in October, when she plans to run the final seven within one week. You read that right.Read More
A marathon is an arduous task at the best of times but throw in the changeable weather of the planet's most inhospitable continent and it becomes a real adventure. A group of Wairarapa runners are taking up that challenge by attempting the milestone distance on Antarctica next month.Read More
Smith has competed in marathons on all seven continents and in an Ironman Triathlon at age 68.Read More
With the World Marathon Majors completed, Kintz set his sights on a new goal: to complete a marathon on every continent. The seven continents club of marathon runners became a possibility in 1995 when Antarctica held its first marathon. On March 9, Kintz ran the Antarctica Marathon which now takes place annually on King George Island located just off of the Antarctic Peninsula.Read More
One bird at a time. That’s how Lindsay Wiese stayed motivated during the 2015 Antarctica Marathon last March. The 27-year-old runner and triathlete from San Francisco used this mantra to power her through: “I will not throw up. I will focus on the next penguin and I will be perfectly fine.”Read More
