Antarctica
Ultima Base
Ultima Base
Ultima Base near Novo runway is the location of the Antarctica Intercontinental Marathon®, the first marathon of the World Marathon Challenge®.

The Antarctica Intercontinental Marathon® will take place at Ultima Base on January 31st. The event is on a route that consists of 10 loops of the 4.2 km perimeter going through the base.

2025 WMC - Timetable
Race 1
Jan 31
Antarctica Intercontinental Marathon, Ultima Base, Antarctica
Race 2
Feb 1
Africa Intercontinental Marathon, Sea Point Promenade, Cape Town
Race 3
Feb 2
Australia Intercontinental Marathon, Burswood, Perth
Race 4
Feb 3
Asia Intercontinental Marathon, The Beach, Dubai
Race 5
Feb 4
Europe Intercontinental Marathon, Jarama F1 Circuit, Madrid, Spain
Race 6
Feb 5
South America Intercontinental Marathon, Beira.mar (Iraceema Teresa Hinko St.), Fortaleza, Brazil
Race 7
Feb 6
North America Intercontinental MarathonSouth Beach, Miami

Results of Antarctica Intercontinental Marathon®

name
Nationality
Year
Catetory
Time
Filip Vabrousek
2019
Men's Half Marathon
01:38:31
Jeremie Gicquel
2019
Men's Half Marathon
01:57:05
Carter Cavett
2023
Men's Half Marathon
02:40:12
Lauren Cavett
2023
Women's Half Marathon
02:40:30
Thomas Taut
2023
Men's Half Marathon
02:48:06
Michael Wardian
2017
Men's Marathon
02:54:54
Gary Thornton
2018
Men's Marathon
02:58:39
Braxton Lee
2023
Men's Half Marathon
03:03:30
Petr Vabrousek
2017
Men's Marathon
03:05:27
Julie LaForge
2019
Women's Half Marathon
03:06:25
Byron Ball
2018
Men's Half Marathon
03:06:41
Luke Wigman
2017
Men's Marathon
03:09:42
Krishna Chigurupati
2015
Men's Half Marathon
03:11:36
Uma Chigurupati
2015
Women's Half Marathon
03:15:39
Michael Wardian
2019
Men's Marathon
03:16:43
Nicole Chik
2020
Women's 10K
03:17:59
Sarah Reinertsen
2018
Women's Half Marathon
03:21:25
David Gething
2015
Men's Marathon
03:21:35
David Kilgore
2023
Men's Marathon
03:23:17
Brandi Myers
2020
Women's 10K
03:25:02
Maryanne Lee
2023
Women's Half Marathon
03:26:05
Ryan Hall
2017
Men's Marathon
03:26:31
Daniel Cartica
2016
Men's Marathon
03:31:43
Calum Ramm
2016
Men's Marathon
03:31:43
Patrick Charlebois
2017
Men's Marathon
03:32:02
Mona Lisa Pinkney
2023
Women's Half Marathon
03:38:30
Petr Vabrousek
2019
Men's Marathon
03:39:02
Ashok Arora
2020
Men's Half Marathon
03:40:34
Jason Cousins
2018
Men's Marathon
03:44:56
Pit Van Rijswijck
2023
Men's Marathon
03:45:25
Kristina Schou Madsen
2019
Women's Marathon
03:47:41
Arno van Triest
2019
Men's Marathon
03:49:55
Brandi Myers
2023
Women's Half Marathon
03:50:52
Martin Molsater
2017
Men's Marathon
03:51:35
Scott Coey
2018
Men's Marathon
03:52:47
Douglas Wilson
2015
Men's Marathon
03:52:52
Susannah Gill
2019
Women's Marathon
03:53:55
Kristina Schou Madsen
2020
Women's Marathon
03:54:20
Daniel Palko
2017
Men's Marathon
03:54:27
Paul Box
2023
Men's Marathon
03:54:42
Joshua Cohen
2018
Men's Marathon
03:55:05
James Love
2015
Men's Marathon
03:56:55
Becca Pizzi
2016
Women's Marathon
03:57:19
David Field
2019
Men's Marathon
04:00:26
Janine Canham
2020
Women's Half Marathon
04:02:13
Patrick Cande
2017
Men's Marathon
04:04:44
Stephanie Gicquel
2019
Women's Marathon
04:05:11
Jared Blank
2018
Men's Marathon
04:05:12
Kevin Cochrane
2019
Men's Marathon
04:05:48
Graham Fowke
2020
Men's Marathon
04:06:31
Becca Pizzi
2018
Women's Marathon
04:06:45
Luke Wigman
2023
Men's Marathon
04:07:32
Mark Cooper
2019
Men's Marathon
04:07:36
Pierre Wolkonsky
2015
Men's Marathon
04:08:22
Greg Nance
2019
Men's Marathon
04:08:56
JP Caudill
2018
Men's Marathon
04:09:37
Marcelo Alves
2015
Men's Marathon
04:10:38
Eric Tozer
2019
Men's Marathon
04:11:35
Rajesh Patel
2017
Men's Marathon
04:13:42
Nahilia Hernandez
2017
Women's Marathon
04:14:10
Silvana Camelio
2017
Women's Marathon
04:14:10
Lukasz Urbaniak
2020
Men's Marathon
04:15:25
Milosz Pasiecznik
2020
Men's Marathon
04:15:25
Henrik Kolmos
2023
Men's Marathon
04:15:35
Ibrar Ali
2017
Men's Marathon
04:15:42
Deirdre Keane
2023
Women's Marathon
04:16:54
Dorn Wenninger
2018
Men's Marathon
04:21:44
Nick Wishart
2018
Men's Marathon
04:22:45
Guoping Xie
2017
Women's Marathon
04:23:50
Jessica Jones
2020
Women's Marathon
04:24:02
David Harris
2018
Men's Marathon
04:24:29
Brian Cronin
2020
Men's Half Marathon
04:24:53
Andrew Keast
2023
Men's Marathon
04:27:31
Renee De Marsh
2018
Women's Marathon
04:28:10
Djalma Moura
2019
Men's Marathon
04:29:02
Antarctica
Area:
14 million km² / 5.5 million sq mi
Population:
0

Antarctica is a continent of extremes, being the highest, driest, windiest, emptiest and coldest place on earth. It is larger than Europe and Australia and its thick ice holds over 70% of the planet's fresh water.

Antarctica
INFO
  • Antarctica has a yearly average of 2 inches of precipitation making it the world’s largest desert.
  • There is only one active volcano on the continent which is named Mount Erebus.
  • The highest point in Antarctica is Vinson Massif at 4,897 metres.
  • The lowest temperature ever recorded on Earth was in Antarctica's eastern highlands. The temperature of -93°C (-136°F) was recorded on 10th August 2010.
  • No country has ownership of Antarctica. The continent, and the broader region to 60 Degrees South Latitude, is governed by The Antarctic Treaty which was drafted in 1959. It designates the area as “a natural reserve, devoted to peace and science”. Forty- eight nations have signed the Treaty.
  • Antarctica is the only continent without a time zone. Generally, people who temporarily reside in Antarctica will use the time zone of their home country or that of the supply line that brings them food and equipment.
  • There are no permanent residents in Antarctica. During the summer period up to 5,000 reside at the various research stations, but this drops to approximately 1,000 people in the winter period.
  • The first person to reach the South Pole was Roald Amundsen (Norway) in 1911.

Ultima Base
The first marathon of the 2025 World Marathon Challenge will be run at Ultima Basecamp located within the Antarctic Circle on the Antarctic landmass.
Location
Expected Temperature °C
Expected Temperature °F
Ultima, Antarctica
-10
14
Cape Town, South Africa
+25
77
Perth, Australia
+25
77
Dubai, UAE
+25
77
Madrid, Spain
+5
41
Fortaleza, Brazil
+25
77
Miami, USA
+25
77
Marathons
1/7
31st JANUARY 2025
LOCATIONS