4 Deserts: The Last Desert
November | 250 km | MD | Desert | F:50 | △△ | Antarctica
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4 Deserts: The Last Desert
Multi-day 250 km ultra in Antarctica
November
21, 2020
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Desert
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Moderate
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Why Run It?
What to Expect
It’s one thing to run a marathon in Antarctica, but another entirely to run a multi-day ultramarathon there! The experience doesn’t come cheap, as there’s a steep entry fee plus you have to have completed at least two other 4 Deserts stage races. But it’s a journey of a lifetime if you can swing it.
"Difficulties are just things to overcome, after all."
-Ernest Shackleton
The cool part about this Antarctic ultra is that you overnight between stages on an expedition ship and start each stage in a new location! So you’ll experience the highlights of the Antarctic Peninsula – like King George Island and Deception Island – while having a chance to mingle on board with other competitors, which many say is the best part of the whole trip.
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