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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
by hugh3 16y ago
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?)
- kieftrav 16y ago1) Set up a plane to Puntas Arenas, Chile. 2) Coordinate with group of other crazy people to fly to Antarctica 3) Bring LOTS of warm clothing. 4) To run, be very careful. Mostly shuffling. 5) Find big ice sheets to run on - Travis (the guy running the marathons)
- Semiapies 16y agoHave a safe trip and a safe race. :)
- kieftrav 16y agoThanks!
- borism 16y agodon't all ice sheets have crevices? I thought they run on permafrost in Antarctica...
- kieftrav 16y agoGood question. I'll keep an eye out... :)
- alexophile 16y agoQuestion: I want to donate and give the do-something-in-antarctica option as a gift (preferably anonymously), is there any way to make that happen?
- kieftrav 16y agoYep. Just tell me who you want it to, what you want me to do, and that you want it to be anonymous and I'll do it!
- noisebleed 16y agoWow, I'm extremely curious how that will pan out. Going to Antarctica has been a lifelong dream of mine, and I always thought it was relatively difficult to do, but I suppose there aren't border guards. 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.
- kieftrav 16y agoNo border guards as far as I know... And I should double check as I'm supposed to claim some land for a couple groups of people. North Dakota, eh? Yeah, I got over the mortal enemies thing when I realized how few of us are in Silicon Valley.
- markbnine 16y agoThey just had a turkey trot (5k) in Antarctica... http://blogs.nasa.gov/cm/blog/Summer%20on%20the%20Ice/posts/post_1291063837669.html http://blogs.nasa.gov/cm/blog/Summer%20on%20the%20Ice/posts/...
- kieftrav 16y agoThat's what I have to look forward to! It's going to be Awesome!!
- js2 16y agoOne way to do it: http://www.marathontours.com/index.cfm/page/Event-Information/pid/10738 http://www.marathontours.com/index.cfm/page/Event-Informatio... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antarctica_Marathon 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/south_pole/ http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/features/siadventure/14/sou... http://www.angelfire.com/wy2/marathon/SouthPoleMarathon.html http://www.angelfire.com/wy2/marathon/SouthPoleMarathon.html http://www.marathonandbeyond.com/tocvol6.htm 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.)
- hugh3 16y agoThat's great. Running a marathon (I've already done a half) and visiting Antarctica (I've already done all but one of the other continents) are both on my to do list. I probably shouldn't tick them both off in one go, though.
- kieftrav 16y agoAwesome! If you wanted to tick them both off in one go, I totally think you could do it... ;) Here's the company organizing my marathon: http://www.icemarathon.com/ http://www.icemarathon.com/