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She tried soccer one year in her hometown of St. Louis in the late 1970s, but that comment — you run funny — embarrassed her beyond belief. She internalized it and told no one, not even her parents. She never played organized sports again. “I lived with it literally my whole life,” she says. “I carried that story — I’m not an athlete.” Forty years later, she carries a different story. On March 18, now Karen Hohertz-Jacobs, crossed the finish line of a marathon held on King George Island off the coast of Antarctica. That race completed her quest to run a marathon on all seven continents, a journey she started less than a decade ago.Read More

“As I’ve gotten older, I realize how fear has held me back,” Holas says. “Now I know if I can run a marathon, there’s nothing I can’t do. If I’m afraid or don’t want to do it, I do it. That’s how I continue to grow.”Read More

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

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

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

With its culture and pristine scenery, there’s no question that Bhutan has everything it needs to be a world-famous tourist hotspot. Surrounded by the Himalayas, Bhutan was previously physically impassable save for a handful of mountain passes.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