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I felt it in my stomach, powerful and resonant, its sonic boom awakening the pre-race butterflies like a sudden gust of wind. I felt it on my skin, the chill of goosebumps cascading like dominos along my arms and down the back of my neck. I felt it in my head, the last vestiges of denial evaporating like sweat in the pre-dawn darkness. This is happening. Nothing drives home the reality of Comrades like “Shosholoza”.Read More

Michael worked in concert with Marathon Tours & Travel to meet his goal, which would include running a marathon in Antarctica. However, he quickly realized the Antarctica Marathon had a four-year wait-list. He would save that feat for last.Read More

Madisonville's Jim McCue is all thumbs up after completing a marathon in Antarctica. He is two continents short of completing a marathon in all seven continents.Read more

Morton spent two weeks in March traveling to and from Antarctica for the marathon. It’s not easy to get there. She flew from Washington to Houston, then to Buenos Aires. From there, her group made its way to Ushuaia, the world’s southernmost city. They caught one of two ships crossing the Drake Passage to the continent of Antarctica. Read more

Tracy Hickman is relishing the warmer climates of Grey Lynn after returning from Antarctica having completed a marathon in snow and ice. In doing so, the 50-year-old become one of the first New Zealand women to complete a marathon on all seven continents and has a received a rare medal to show for it.Read More

Congratulations to the finishers of the 2017 Antarctica Half-Marathon!Read More

Marathon Tours & Travel held its 18th Antarctica Marathon & Half-Marathon on March 10 and 11, 2017. Top overall finishers were recently announced. Read More

Dave Ventresca will be running his first marathon in honor of his wife My Luu. The 2017 Antarctica Marathon would have been My's seventh continent, which they registered for back in 2014. After losing his wife to a rare blood cancer in September 2015, he pressed forward to finish her quest along with her brother Sang Luu. Ventresca established the My Luu Memorial Fun and has successfully raised more than $26,000 in his efforts. Read More

Only Antarctica stands between her and completing seven marathons on seven continents, which she hopes to accomplish on March 10 or 11 on King George Island just north of the Antarctica Peninsula. Organized by Marathon Tours & Travel, the marathon provides a unique challenge for adventure athletes, all while protecting the island’s pristine environment. Plenty of people worldwide are eager to run the marathon that’s sold out through 2020.Read More