Overview
What is it?
The challenge is to run 7 ultra marathons of 50km each on all 7 continents in 7 consecutive days.
What is the route?
- Leg 1 Antarctica
- Leg 2 Punta Arenas, Chile
- Leg 3 Los Angeles
- Leg 4 Brisbane
- Leg 5 Hong Kong
- Leg 6 Johannesburg
- Leg 7 London
When is it?
Starting on the 14th March and ending on the 21st March. (It is 8 calendar days, but one is lost crossing the dateline). Because of varying weather conditions in Antarctica affecting aircrafts ability to land, the actual start date is subject to change.
Who is running?
Oliver Dudley, Stuart Kershaw and Chris Cuddihy, all proven extreme sport athletes and world record holders in ocean rowing.
How is it logistically possible?
The adventurers are travelling from London to Punta Arenas, Southern Chile, where they will spend a few days acclimatising. A charter plane will then take them to Antarctica to run Leg 1 and back to Punta Arenas to run Leg 2. From here they will travel economy class on a round the world ticket and will have between 11 and 16 hours between touch down and take off for Leg’s 3, 4, 5 and 6, before the climax run in London. Sleep will be limited and sporadic, and consist mainly of napping at terminals and during flights.
Is it a World’s first?
YES. Nobody has ever even attempted to run 7 ultra marathons in 7 days on 7 continents.