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
Andrew Brooks
2018
Men's Marathon
04:31:40
Brian Winter
2018
Men's Marathon
04:31:40
Chen Huang
2020
Men's Marathon
04:34:05
Demelza Alderson
2016
Women's Marathon
04:36:08
James Alderson
2016
Men's Marathon
04:36:08
Tim Durbin
2015
Men's Marathon
04:36:25
Winston Fisher
2017
Men's Marathon
04:36:38
Jin Zhu
2023
Women's Marathon
04:36:44
Ginny Turner
2019
Women's Half Marathon
04:37:10
Gulzhamal DeFelice
2018
Women's Marathon
04:38:03
Denis Cormican
2023
Men's Marathon
04:38:46
Lauren Neuschel
2023
Women's Marathon
04:39:12
Meriem Achab Zekri
2019
Women's Marathon
04:39:57
Xiaobin Qiu
2017
Men's Marathon
04:40:32
Gareth Evans
2018
Men's Marathon
04:40:34
Martin Franklin
2018
Men's Marathon
04:40:34
Meghan Newcomer
2018
Women's Marathon
04:41:14
Ben Wright
2023
Men's Marathon
04:41:21
Jonathan Terrell
2018
Men's Marathon
04:43:04
Stephen Hearn
2017
Men's Marathon
04:43:17
Julie Uychiat
2023
Women's Marathon
04:43:25
Luke Wigman
2020
Men's Marathon
04:44:45
Matthew Barnett
2017
Men's Marathon
04:45:08
Aimin Pu
2019
Men's Marathon
04:46:19
Philippe Richet
2020
Men's Marathon
04:50:13
Cara Nelson
2018
Women's Marathon
04:50:15
David Samson
2018
Men's Marathon
04:50:15
Dave McGillivray
2018
Men's Marathon
04:50:15
Peter McGarry
2019
Men's Marathon
04:52:11
Georgina Acons
2017
Women's Marathon
04:52:25
James Danaher
2015
Men's Marathon
04:53:25
Sarah Lacina
2018
Women's Marathon
04:53:47
Luke Nolan
2019
Men's Marathon
04:57:45
Matt Buck
2019
Men's Marathon
04:59:12
Alain D'Andria
2018
Men's Marathon
05:01:55
Carrie Lavigne
2018
Women's Marathon
05:06:16
Xiaobai Li
2017
Men's Marathon
05:06:42
James Alderson
2018
Men's Marathon
05:08:30
Johanna Garvin
2018
Assisted in Wheelchair
05:08:30
Steve Birnie
2018
Men's Marathon
05:08:30
Mark Harrod
2020
Men's Marathon
05:08:41
Deb Carneol
2018
Women's Marathon
05:10:45
Daniel McCoy
2023
Men's Marathon
05:11:00
Elaine Du
2023
Women's Half Marathon
05:12:24
Chris Yanney
2023
Men's Marathon
05:13:06
Sandra Johnson
2023
Women's Half Marathon
05:13:52
Lars Crusius
2020
Men's Marathon
05:14:18
Olivier Thiriet
2020
Men's Marathon
05:14:38
Nahilia Hernandez
2017
Women's 50K
05:15:43
Robert Weeks
2016
Men's Marathon
05:16:01
Eric Xin
2017
Men's Marathon
05:16:03
Marianna Zaikova
2015
Women's Marathon
05:16:55
Danielle Witkowski
2023
Women's Marathon
05:17:05
Brad Miller
2018
Men's Marathon
05:17:14
Mikayla Wingle
2018
Women's Marathon
05:17:25
Heather Hawkins
2016
Women's Marathon
05:18:49
Krzysztof Stepien
2020
Men's Marathon
05:19:12
Thomas Taut
2018
Men's Marathon
05:20:01
Yusuke Mamada
2016
Men's Marathon
05:21:48
Sinead Kane
2017
Women's Marathon
05:22:28
John O'Regan
2017
Men's Marathon
05:22:32
Amy Clove
2023
Women's Marathon
05:22:44
Josh Samson
2018
Men's Marathon
05:25:45
Justin Berutich
2023
Men's Marathon
05:26:05
Eravanan Rao
2019
Men's Marathon
05:28:10
Hassan Baraka
2016
Men's Marathon
05:29:13
Kelly-Ann Jenkins
2023
Women's Marathon
05:29:42
Michael Crome
2019
Men's Marathon
05:29:54
Celene Loo
2017
Women's Marathon
05:32:24
Heather Brien
2018
Women's Marathon
05:34:49
Luke Hepworth
2019
Men's Marathon
05:35:36
Suzie Williams Zellers
2020
Women's Half Marathon
05:37:04
Kelly McLay
2023
Women's Marathon
05:37:51
Christopher Yanney
2020
Men's Marathon
05:39:50
Matt Dyer
2023
Men's Marathon
05:40:08
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
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