So....I am going to Antarctica.....

[starryfish]

and will be running a full marathon while there!!!!!!

I just found out 2 weeks ago that my aunt and I made the cut for the March 2014 trip (we had been confirmed for 2015 but have been on the 2014 waitlist for 2 years). My aunt's goal is to run a marathon on every continent. We are going with marathon tours ( www.marathontours.com/index.cfm/page/Antarctica-Marathon-and-Half-Marathon/pid/10734)

So the race is in March 2014....my Aunt and I plan to combo walk/run the marathon (time limit is 7 hours I think). Also, its a 2 loop course, and they said if something happens, you can just do 1 loop (half marathon) and not be DQed. So that is my backup plan.

So for training, should I "run" the Houston Marathon in Jan 19, 2014 and then just keep up my mileage for March 2014 marathon? Do an earlier marathon? Etc?

Thanks! I am SUPER excited!

[shorewife]

That is really cool - what an experience! Just curious what the weather will be like for it?

[joenali]

That is really cool!

[starryfish]

May 3, 2013 8:32:05 GMT -5 shorewife said:

That is really cool - what an experience! Just curious what the weather will be like for it?

Its their "summer" time, so 10-40s temperature wise, not sure what the windchill is.

[wambam]

Holy moley! How do you even train for something like that? Lots of winter runs?

[starryfish]

May 3, 2013 8:37:09 GMT -5 wambam said:

Holy moley! How do you even train for something like that? Lots of winter runs?

I live in texas....lol

[joenali]

May 3, 2013 8:38:10 GMT -5 starryfish said:

May 3, 2013 8:37:09 GMT -5 wambam said:

Holy moley! How do you even train for something like that? Lots of winter runs?

I live in texas....lol

Ha!!!!

[coconutbug]

That's awesome! You'll have to share a full report once you've done it.

[Deleted]

Holy cow! That is serious business. Sounds like a fun experience!

[wambam]

May 3, 2013 8:38:10 GMT -5 starryfish said:

May 3, 2013 8:37:09 GMT -5 wambam said:

Holy moley! How do you even train for something like that? Lots of winter runs?

I live in texas....lol

Oh boy!

[jordylee]

OMG that is so exciting! I went to Antarctica in November, and was it wasn't as cold as I expected, but the wind was pretty insane. It was seriously amazing though, and running a marathon will be the memory of a lifetime. Make sure to take motion sickness meds (preferably get some scopolamine patches prescribed)... the Drake passage was seriously intense.

[spunkypenguin]

That sounds AWESOME!a

[gt7301b]

That is so cool!!! My goal is to visit all seven continents, I only have two left.

[Deleted]

That is awesome! I can't imagine how cool that will be.

FWIW, I've read they will do anything to help you finish.

[kams]

This is soooo cool! I can't wait to hear about it!

[Deleted]

This is so awesome!!!

[Deleted]

How awesome, take lots of pics!

[venice2007]

Omg that's awesome!!!!!!!!

[breezy8407]

That is so cool!

I recommend traveling to Grand Forks, ND in January to duplicate race day conditions

[Susie]

That is badass!

[LWoods]

I'm kind of sad we have to wait so long for the race re-cap.

[cinco]

Very cool (err cold)! I can't wait to hear about it!

[sadlebred]

Very cool!!

[archaeominx]

Dude, you might want to buy a walk in freezer and toss a treadmill in there!

But that will be one hell of an experience!

[starryfish]

May 3, 2013 11:14:07 GMT -5 archaeominx said:

Dude, you might want to buy a walk in freezer and toss a treadmill in there!

But that will be one hell of an experience!

I read the book about a writer who did the marathon and he said a guy on his trip did that (well he put a treadmill in a huge freezer area for a meat packing company)!

[shorty20]

That is awesome!

[Wines Not Whines]

Wow, that will be such a great experience!

[abramos]

Very cool!

[mrshandy]

Way cool! I read about it in the Washington Post.

I would try to get some colder weather runs during that winter. You also should look into some trail runs since I'm guessing it's not on pavement.

[MrsE]

OmG! How exciting!!!!!