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Running in Iceland has increased immensely in popularity for the past ten years. The number of running events and races has grown and new races emerge every year. Participation in the races is also on the rise. Almost every neighbourhood in Reykjavik has a running club and the same applies to the many towns outside of Reykjavik.Read More
I was warned by many people not to visit Brazil this May. Here's what I heard: "It's not safe!" "It's the center of the Zika virus!" "It's their worst economy in forever!" "They are impeaching their president and the people are rioting in the street!" But I went anyway, and so did 63 others in the Marathon Tours and Travel group: marathoners from all over North America. About a year ago we chose to run the Rio de Janeiro Marathon as our South American marathon, in our quest to run a marathon on all 7 Continents.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
The best way for an American runner to gain guaranteed entry to the foreign majors is through an international travel partner. I got into Berlin, London, and Tokyo through Boston-based Marathon Tours & Travel.Read More
The Antarctica Marathon is billed as one of the most grueling marathons in the world. Having run it twice and worked it five times, my experience is that the challenge comes not just from the event itself, but from the culmination of sensational variables.Read More
TIME MAGAZINE Back in 1995, when the first Antarctica Marathon was run, there was no Lonely Planet guide to the continent. But over the past decade, tourism to the region has trebled, according to the International Association of Antarctic Tour Operators.Read More
