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Nick Pacha, Superintendent of Parks for the City of Washington, said running is something he has only recently gotten into. “I did kind of every sport in high school and played football in college,” he said. After college, Pacha picked up running as a new hobby and eventually worked his way up to run his first marathon in Chicago in 2006. He ran the Chicago Marathon again in 2007 and 2010 before finding a company, Marathon Tours and Travel, that did destination marathons. The founders of the company are also the founders of the Seven Continents Club, an exclusive group for people who have the goal to run marathons or half-marathons on all seven continents.Read More
After 6 hours and four minutes slogging through mud on a hilly, barren landscape, Karen Hohertz crossed the finish line to complete her marathon in Antarctica. Those final steps, taken with tears in her eyes and pride in her heart, marked the completion of her goal to run 26.2 miles on every continent. It was a challenge she took on less than a decade ago.Read More
There is a saying in Israel. "Haifa is where you go to work. Tel Aviv is where you go to play. And Jerusalem is where you go to pray." After my most recent trip to Israel, a trip organized by Marathon Tours & Travel to allow runners to race a full or half marathon through the streets of Jerusalem, I would like to add to the saying above these words: Jerusalem is where you go to run a race of a lifetime! Read More
Arriving at the Antarctic coast, Adams and his fellow racers woke at dawn and climbed into inflatable Zodiac boats to head to the most remote land on earth. “Just getting to the starting line is a marathon in itself,” Read More
A real bucket-list race! After travelling by plane and ship via Buenos Aires, Ushuaia, the Beagle Channel, across the Drake Passage,, the South Shetland Islands and along the Antarctic Peninsula, you'll reach King George's Island.Read More
The scenario is a common one: You commit to a destination race in some faraway locale that involves a plane ride or a road trip, but when the time comes, you’re either too stressed about the upcoming race to relax or you’re too tired after the race to do much. Destination races can be a great way to experience new places, but when exactly is the best time to sightsee?Read More
Marathon Tours & Travel (MTT) founded the official Seven Continents Club (SCC) in 1995 when its inaugural Antarctica Marathon and Half-Marathon made it possible for runners to conquer a marathon or half-marathon on all seven continents. Fast forward 24 years later and the SCC has grown from a short list of dedicated runners to 5700 members. Read More
What starts as a remedy for heartbreak can help people reach athletic heights they'd never considered possible. Paige Harley crossed the finish line of the Antarctica Marathon in 2018. She picked up running to help her get through a divorce. She now has the goal to run a marathon on every continent.Read More
Congratulations to the 2019 Antarctica Half-Marathon Finishers!Read More
Congratulations to the 2019 Antarctica Marathon Finishers!Read More
