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RUNNER’S RENDEVOUZ Marathon Tours takes runners to seven continents and 40 destinations, to run marathons and enjoy an authentic cultural experience. If you’re looking for more than just your run-of-the-mill marathon, then try one in Antartica, Patagonia, Madagascar or run with the Maasai in Kenya. Read More
Starting a brand new year can often be about setting new goals, pushing new limits, and bettering yourself—whether as a parent, runner, employee, student, or friend. But shouldn’t setting new goals also be kind of fun? When every item is checked off on the priority list, shouldn't there be something waiting for you at the end? The holiday season may technically be over, but that doesn't mean you can't treat yourself—and your families or friends—to a new adventure in 2018. And because you're a runner, shouldn't you make that an awesome destination race?Read More
Running makes a great contribution to the improvement of different people’s lives as well as lengthening their lifespan.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
"The race is a catalyst to going somewhere, but when we get there, our clients want to have an authentic experience," said Jeff Adams, president of Marathon Tours & Travel.Read More
To help you decided on your next big adventure Lonely Planet has released its “Best in Travel” selections for 2018. Lonely Planet’s Best in Travel list is selected by the guide’s most experienced travellers and takes into consideration hundreds of recommended destinations worldwide. Its selection criteria includes current events, innovative travel offers and the diversity of a destination’s tourism offering which are all factors in deciding the final top 10.Read More
No disrespect to the Abbott World Marathon Majors and some great 26.2-mile runs right here in the good ole US of A, but there's no denying that having run a marathon in lion territory in South Africa or the snowy climes of Antarctica holds a certain, well, cache.Read More
The 2017 New York City Marathon was just run Sunday, Nov. 5, and Americans know it as one of the biggest long-distance running competitions in the country, with the Boston Marathon having a slightly greater profile. What’s interesting is that those two races are part of an even bigger circuit that involves the entire world! It’s the Abbott World Marathon Majors, with eight different marathon races that are occur over the course of four years.Read More
Here, lies Patagonia - a land of mountains, glaciers and guanacos.Read More
A successful lawyer leaves her corporate life to help the Amazing Girls in Kenya. Founded in 2010, the Amazing Maasai Girls Project is the not-for-profit that the Amazing Maasai race events support each year. Read More
