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The Antarctica Marathon lived up to its gnarly reputation as one of the most extreme athletic competitions on Earth during its 16th running, announced Marathon Tours & Travel, the Boston-based race and expedition organizer. The Antarctica Marathon & Half Marathon presented by Vibram® and New Balance took place March 9 and 10 on King George Island, located near the tip of the Antarctic Peninsula.Read More
Dr. Dave King, a trauma surgeon at Massachusetts General Hospital, will arrive in Antarctica next weekend and on March 9 will run in a marathon there, not fully knowing what to expect. In his line of work, figuring things out on the fly is as essential as knife and scalpel.Read More
“We were out in a group and someone mentioned that they had heard of a marathon in Antarctica,” said Sauerbrey. “We thought that sounded like such a cool thing to do, so we impulsively sent in our deposits to do the race with Marathon Tours.”Read More
Through a trip chartered by Marathon Tours & Travel, Mosey and her sister Rose will fly to Buenos Aires, Argentina on March 1. They plan to stay in Buenos Aires for a few days, and then fly to Ushuaia, Tierra del Fuego — the world’s southernmost city. From there, they will board a ship for Antarctica, passing through the Drake Passage (where the Atlantic and Pacific oceans meet).Read More
New York City is a marathon in every sense of the word, and if you don’t like your races epic, you probably won’t enjoy New York. But I’m willing to bet you will...Read More
In recent years, Berlin has achieved a singular level of cachet among hardcore runners. This is due in part to its status as one of the six World Marathon Majors, alongside Boston, Chicago, London, New York and Tokyo. That, and Berlin has practically become the home court of the world marathon record – prior to this year, the world record had been set in Berlin five times in the past eleven yearsRead More
The trip, organized by Boston-based Marathon Tours & Travel, is not only a chance to encounter majestic whales and hundreds of inquisitive penguins up close, it also offers the opportunity to run a marathon in one of the world’s last unspoiled wildernesses.Read More
Thom Gilligan’s early life story has been told well in John Hanc’s excellent book, The Coolest Race on Earth (Chicago Review Press, 2009), highly recommended. Read More
