Organized by Marathon Tours & Travel (MTT), the Antarctica Marathon is a bucket list challenge for runners around the world. Founded in 1995, the course changes each year based on event operations as well as road and weather conditions.
“We were very fortunate this year to use one of our original routes on King George Island, with its permanent research bases and terrain originally carved by the tidewater glaciers of Antarctica,” said Jeff Adams, Race Director, and President of MTT.
“There is nowhere else on earth where you can literally run between China, Chile, Russia, and Uruguay, all of which have bases that are connected by our course. Building on the legacy of the past 29 years, the 25th running took a big step forward with the inaugural Ultra 50KM race with 10 participants.”
A qualifier for the Seven Continents Club, 31 individuals completed a race on their seventh and final continent this year, earning their Seven Continents Club (SCC) finisher medal and certificate.
These runners join 1,115 SCC members who have already completed this feat of running a marathon or half-marathon on all seven continents. To date, one athlete has completed the seven continents in the ultra marathon distance, with the expectation of more to follow.
