Debbie Savage and Jan Fellows complete the Rio Marathon to earn their Seven Continents Club (SCC) medal - joining a very select group of SCC Finishers. Read more
The Seven Continents Club® (SCC) will begin presenting the SCC Finisher Medal and Certificate to SCC Members in the ultramarathon distance. Also, starting in 2024, Marathon Tours & Travel (MTT) will offer the option of a 50K distance to its Antarctica Marathon® running events. Read more
After years of litigation required to recognize and protect their innovative globally respected brand, Marathon Tours & Travel (MTT) officially received the registered trademark designation for its Seven Continents Club® (SCC). MTT established the SCC in 1995, when the inaugural Antarctica Marathon®& Half-Marathon made it possible for runners to conquer a marathon or half-marathon on all seven continents. Read more
The topic of the “new longevity” has intrigued me, as I have always pushed my own boundaries of what is possible as I’ve aged. It led me to write a book last year called ROAR—an acronym for the four-step process to “Reimagine, Own Who You Are, Act on Your Plan, and Reassess Your Relationships” into the second half of your life. My own reimagining started at 39, when I had the epiphany that all I was doing was working. My identity was tied up in what I did for a living versus who I was as a person. On a flight home from a business trip, I decided to tap into my adventure self, identifying what really excited me. I resolved to take a flying lesson (a boyhood dream) and planned a trip to Tanzania to climb Mount Kilimanjaro (inspired by Hemingway’s The Snows of Kilimanjaro). Author and Seven Continents Club Finisher - Michael Clinton Read More
Through many challenges and obstacles throughout her life, running has been a savior for Linda. The Antarctica Marathon will be her 219th Marathon and her seventh continent. Although experienced and a world traveler, Linda feels the following about her upcoming journey: "I don't know what to expect, with the weather, with the terrain. I’m more afraid of Antarctica than any of the other places I’ve been." Wishing Linda a safe journey this week and an amazing adventure in Antarctica! Read More
The 60-year-old Clarksville Realtor is on a mission to run across the world, and Antarctica is her last stop. After decades of long-distance running, Shircel has participated in more than 200 marathons in nearly 50 states and at least 20 countries on 6 different continents. On Jan. 27, she is planning to join the Seven Continents Club finishers list as she prepares to run a 26.2 mile marathon in the coldest, windiest and driest of all Earth's continents. Read More
In addition to our Seven Continents Club (SCC) Finishers, we have quite a few members in our community who are in the process of earning their SCC Finisher Medal. The SCC offers so much more though than only the opportunity to be recognized for completing the seven continents goal. Many members join the SCC for the VIP Travel Club benefits as they plan for their first international race. Read More
“I had already been running marathons and was attempting to complete the Six World Major Marathons (London, Berlin, Tokyo, Chicago, New York and Boston). I was attempting my first international marathon in London when I met a gentleman on the marathon bus and he was telling me that he had just finished a marathon in Antartica and had completed one on all seven continents,” said McCue. “During the Seven Marathon journey it began to become more about the adventure than the marathons. We’ve met so many amazing people and made some friends for life,” said McCue. “I got to run alongside some truly inspirational athletes from all walks of life and have been fortunate to see some beautiful places on this planet, and we’ve accumulated some pretty good stories along the way.” 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
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
You become a better, more well-rounded person by traveling and experiencing other countries. It has broadened my mindset as far as my political values and my social mindset and I have come to appreciate other people's viewpoints significantly more. Read More
Rochman enlisted the help of Thom Gilligan of Marathon Tours and Travel to make sure she got into all six races, even though she was qualified for Boston, Chicago and New York based on her times from previous races. Read More
Paula ran six Majors in one year, culminating in receiving her Six Star medal on her 60th birthday at the 2018 TCS New York City Marathon with her daughter by her side Read More
Forty years ago CEO and Founder Thom Gilligan had a notion that there was a market for runners who loved to travel. He started with his first group to the New York City Marathon in 1979. Since then, his brain child – Marathon Tours & Travel – has dedicated itself to offering runners and their travel companions’ extraordinary destination experiences while exploring all seven continents. Read More
SCC Member David Klein completed the Abbott World Marathon series and received his Six Star Finisher Medal. This month (August 2018) he completed his seventh continent checking off Africa at the Amazing Maasai Marathon (Kenya) with his two sons Jonathan and Christopher by his side (their first marathon) and his wife Song cheering for all. Not only is he a committed runner, but also has a passion for flying and is a pilot with the Tiger Squadron doing amazing formations in the air. Read More
Cindy Bishop is a Seven Continents Club Finisher and was one of the first American woman (along side with her running buddy Sheri Bush) to complete the Six World Marathon Majors in 2013! Read about her fascinating journey to Antarctica to complete her quest for a marathon on all seven continents. Read More
Michigan native Paul Bultema has always had a passion for travel. The last couple of years, he's added on a new-found love of running. The combination will take him to a unique destination and a chance to cross off another bucket-list challenge. Bultema, 49, is entered to compete in a marathon on King George's Island in Antarctica on Friday, March 16. Should he finish in what could be sub-zero temperatures, Bultema would reach the goal of finishing a marathon on all seven continents. He hopes to join a rare group of about 600 globally as a member of the Seven Continents Club. Read More
I am proudest of seeing so many satisfied customers who tell us that we have changed their lives by offering great travel experiences combined with the sport of running. Read More
Runners like Sauriol are combining their love of travel with a pair of laced up running shoes and redefining what it means to go on vacation. “On your feet is one of the best ways to see a new city,” said Sauriol, whose first international marathons in Berlin and Dublin got her hooked on adventure travel. “I can’t stop. There are so many places I want to go.” That desire to see the world on your own two feet is the premise of Marathon Tours, a company that organizes trips for runners on all seven continents. Read More
As a runner, Aileen Flanagan likes to set goals for herself. Sometimes they are quite challenging and long-term goals. Ten years ago, she decided to run a half-marathon on every continent. She completed that challenge in August with a race on King George Island off the coast of Antarctica. Read More
