Concept & Dates

Richard will attempt to run seven standard marathons on seven continents in less than seven days. If successful, he would become the first person to do so.

 

He hopes to complete his challenge in six calendar days and will begin his quest within the Antarctic Circle on mainland Antarctica, 4,200km south of Cape Town. All events will be recorded on GPS. They will also be monitored and witnessed to verify that the 42.2km (26.2 miles) distance is covered in each location.

 

Richard is scheduled to start at approximately 02:00 Sydney time on Saturday 31st January 2009 and scheduled to finish on Thursday 5th February at approximately 14:00 in Sydney. If Richard is delayed in Antarctica, his schedule will be pushed outward. Check the updates section for progress reports. 

 

Wide temperature fluctuations are anticipated through the series of marathons.

 

After running in Antarctica at the Russian Novo base, he is due to fly the 4,200km back to Cape Town and arrive at 06:00 local time to run his African leg . The rest of his schedule is outlined below:

 

31 January: Arrive in Cape Town from Antarctica at 06:00 (6 hour flight). 4,200km

31 January: 18:10 leave Cape Town for Dubai (9.25 hour flight) 7,620km

1 February: Arrive in Dubai at 05:35.

1 February: 16:30 Leave Dubai for London (7.45 hour flight) 5,475km

1 February: Arrive in London at 20:15

2 February: 09:00 Leave London for Toronto (8:20 hour flight) 5,730km

2 February: Arrive in Toronto at 12:20

2 February: 23:55 Leave Toronto for Santiago (10.40 hour flight) 8,585km

3 February: Arrive in Santiago at 12:35

3 February: 23:05 Leave Santiago for Sydney (18:15 hour flight) 11,365km

5 February: Arrive in Sydney at 07:20. Finish Australian Marathon at 14:00

6 Calendar Days:  Saturday to Thursday. Total Hours:  132 hours (5.5 Days). Total Hours in Air:  60 Hours. Total Kilometres Run:  295km.