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
Xiaobo Li
2018
Men's Marathon
05:40:27
Jon O'Shea
2015
Men's Marathon
05:40:33
Joao Netto
2019
Men's Marathon
05:41:58
William Gargiullo
2023
Men's Marathon
05:42:10
Mark Hamlin
2019
Men's Marathon
05:43:53
Ahmet Uysal
2023
Men's Marathon
05:44:27
Stefan Aumann
2016
Men's Marathon
05:44:49
Joel Butler
2023
Men's Marathon
05:47:53
Moritz Baier-Lentz
2023
Men's Marathon
05:47:53
Patrick Fallon
2016
Men's Marathon
05:47:53
Darren Edwards
2023
Men's Handcycle Marathon
05:48:37
Wing Keung Chik
2017
Men's Marathon
05:50:52
Masao Maki
2016
Men's Marathon
05:51:33
Feibao Jin
2018
Men's Marathon
05:53:43
Suzanne McKeen
2020
Women's Marathon
05:54:58
Michael Gabriel
2023
Men's Marathon
05:55:18
Sally Orange
2023
Women's Marathon
05:56:35
Jason Huang
2018
Men's Marathon
05:56:38
Mitsuo Moriya
2020
Men's Marathon
05:57:23
Rick Steele
2020
Men's Marathon
05:57:23
Yunren Bolortuya
2023
Women's Marathon
05:58:14
Ross Taggart
2019
Men's Marathon
05:58:53
Ted Jackson
2015
Men's Marathon
05:59:07
Paul Grealish
2017
Men's Marathon
06:00:02
Nicholas Appell
2018
Men's Marathon
06:00:46
Boon Ong
2016
Men's Marathon
06:01:28
Phing Ong
2016
Men's Marathon
06:01:28
Fei Luo
2019
Men's Marathon
06:02:49
Jun Cao
2019
Men's Marathon
06:02:49
Shirley Parry
2019
Women's Marathon
06:03:45
Mike Hill
2018
Men's Marathon
06:04:10
John Silverman
2018
Men's Marathon
06:04:11
Steve Birnie
2023
Men's Marathon
06:04:55
Kelly Allen McLay
2018
Women's Marathon
06:05:08
Glen Avery
2017
Men's Marathon
06:07:08
Sandra Suckling
2019
Women's Marathon
06:09:20
BJ Williams
2023
Men's Marathon
06:09:41
Christopher Jonns
2019
Men's Marathon
06:11:23
BethAnn Telford
2017
Women's Marathon
06:11:41
David Duarte
2023
Men's Marathon
06:13:53
Munish Mohendroo
2023
Men's Marathon
06:15:17
Robert Owens
2018
Men's Marathon
06:15:26
Linda Carrier
2019
Women's Marathon
06:19:20
Judy Scrine
2017
Women's Marathon
06:20:23
Sara Bennett
2019
Women's Marathon
06:21:32
Pushpa Chandra
2018
Women's Marathon
06:21:57
Bret Parker
2018
Men's Marathon
06:22:44
Jill Jamieson
2023
Women's Marathon
06:24:54
Steve Scott
2020
Men's Marathon
06:25:40
Mitch Moser
2018
Men's Marathon
06:36:07
Graham Gillespie
2018
Men's Marathon
06:41:08
Mark Nassi
2020
Men's Marathon
06:43:27
Potenciano Larrazabal III
2020
Men's Marathon
06:44:47
Jeff Conine
2018
Men's Marathon
06:46:19
PJ Loyello
2018
Men's Marathon
06:46:19
Jianhong Li
2018
Men's Marathon
06:49:11
Karan Rai
2023
Men's Marathon
06:50:50
Nontu Mgabhi
2020
Women's Marathon
06:51:11
Linda Carrier
2023
Women's Marathon
06:51:47
Sarah Ames
2016
Women's Marathon
06:52:29
Cristian Sieveking
2017
Men's Marathon
06:53:55
Emma Clair Dumont
2019
Women's Marathon
06:54:58
Mikkel Nielsen
2019
Men's Marathon
06:55:47
Sasie Smittipatana
2019
Women's Marathon
06:55:47
Keri Mandell
2020
Women's Marathon
06:56:33
Linda Quirk
2019
Women's Marathon
06:58:43
Jonathan Negretti
2020
Men's Marathon
07:00:15
Linda Carrier
2020
Women's Marathon
07:06:41
Rebecca Mitchell
2020
Women's Marathon
07:07:08
Dan Little
2019
Men's Marathon
07:11:22
Daqing Mao
2023
Men's Marathon
07:11:57
Gina Chapman-Davies
2020
Women's Marathon
07:15:52
Roger Comish
2020
Men's Marathon
07:18:02
Heather Carr
2019
Women's Marathon
07:21:06
Aditya Raj
2020
Men's Marathon
07:21:08
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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