Interesting details missing: how does one run a marathon in Antarctica anyway? Firstly, how do you get down there? And secondly, where do you find a good place to run (ie somewhere where you won't slip on ice or fall into a crevasse?)
- Travis (the guy running the marathons)
Incidentally, I'm from North Dakota so I know we're supposed to be mortal enemies, but I do wish you the best of luck.
North Dakota, eh? Yeah, I got over the mortal enemies thing when I realized how few of us are in Silicon Valley.
http://blogs.nasa.gov/cm/blog/Summer%20on%20the%20Ice/posts/...
http://www.marathontours.com/index.cfm/page/Event-Informatio...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antarctica_Marathon
Though that's not on the continent itself. There was previously the South Pole marathon:
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/features/siadventure/14/sou...
http://www.angelfire.com/wy2/marathon/SouthPoleMarathon.html
http://www.marathonandbeyond.com/tocvol6.htm (scroll down to South Pole Marathon).
(Aside, for anyone interested in running, I highly recommend a subscription to Marathon & Beyond.)
Here's the company organizing my marathon: http://www.icemarathon.com/