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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
Bruce Skinner loves to run and travel. He will do plenty of both in March as a competitor in the 20th running of the Antarctica Marathon.Read More
Barbara Wnek will be finishing her seventh continent in Antarctica this coming March. In addition, she plans to run Great Wall in May and Berlin in October. This enthusiastic runner has no intention of slowing down!Read More
Wine Tasting tours are always in style...Here are the wine tasting tours you had no idea you could book, but should pencil in now that you know.Read More
