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Antarctic Ice Marathon
The Antarctic Ice Marathon was established by Richard Donovan and Polar Running Adventures to enable marathon runners to complete a marathon on all seven continents. It also enables athletes to complete the marathon grand slam – a marathon on all seven continents and the North Pole. Runnings of the Antarctic Ice Marathon and race have taken place at 80° south just a few hundred miles from the South Pole at the foot of the Ellsworth Mountains. Participants are flown from Punta Arenas, Chile to the race location in the interior of the Antarctic and experience sub-zero temperatures and 24 hours of daylight while there. Results Other Events 2007 * 80 South Half-Marathon Winner – Mahe Bertrand * Wheelchair Marathon Winner – Tan William 2008 * White Continent Half-Marathon Winner – Frank Staples 2011 * 100 Mile Polar Centenary Run – Richard Donovan 2014 * Antarctic 10 km Winner – Phillipe Laurent 2018 * Women's 10K Winner – Annie Young * Men's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Donovan (runner)
Richard Donovan (born 1966) is an Irish people, Irish runner, commercial race organizer, and sports administrator. Donovan organised and was first to complete the inaugural South Pole Marathon in January 2002, then completed the first marathon-length run in the North Pole Marathon, North Pole in April of that year. He used the publicity from this to launch his North Pole Marathon venture, offering runners an adventure tourism experience, with the 2018 event costing €16,000. Between 30 January and 5 February 2009, Donovan claimed a worlds best for running seven marathons, on seven different continents, in fewer than seven days. Starting 1 February 2012 he improved on this by completing the 7 on 7 in under 120 hours. Donovan has also completed transcontinental runs across North America in 2015 and Europe in 2016, adding South America in 2017. In addition to the North Pole Marathon, he organizes a number of other commercial events. See also *Antarctic Ice Marathon & 100k ultra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |