Richard Donovan from Galway has set a new record by running a Marathon in each of the 7 continents in a time of 4 Days, 22 hours and 3 minutes. Starting in Antarctica on Wednesday 1st February 2012 at 09.53 (GMT), he ran the first Marathon in 4:21:11 in a balmy -10 deg C. From there, he went to Cape Town to run 4:23:51. Then across the South Atlantic to Sao Paulo in Brazil where he ran 4:19:00. Then on up to Orlando Florida where he ran 4:44:27 for Marathon No.4.
Then it was across the Atlantic to London to run 4:32:45 in weather conditions of -3 to -6 deg C, not much warmer than Antarctica! Then a long flight to Hong Kong for Marathon No.6 in 5:03:03....and finally....another flight to Sydney in Australia where he ran 5:21:40 for his 7th and final Marathon and a well earned rest ;o)
A total time of 4 days, 22 hours and 3 minutes. More info on
http://www.worldmarathonchallenge.com/
