I'm a newbie here and I ran my first barefoot marathon (26.2 miles) on December 30, 2012. I have since run two more full marathons totally barefoot, i.e. no duct tape or anything to protect my soles. My only training was that I have worn Vibrams on 67 previous full marathons.
Anyway, I will attempt to become the first person in history to complete a Full Marathon (26.2 Miles) totally barefoot in Antarctica. The marathon will be held February 25, 2013, on King George Island (http://marathon-adventures.com/WhiteContinent2013.html).
I received confirmation from several runners and race organizers of the Antarctica Marathons that nobody has ever completed a Full 26.2 Marathon totally barefoot in Antarctica. The first official marathon in Antarctica was on January 28, 1995, and since then there have been at least 1 or 2 full and half marathons per year (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antarctica_Marathon). I sent a request to the Guinness World Record asking for confirmation but will not be hearing back from them for at least another 4 weeks.
By the way, I'm doing this for the Gawad Kalinga (http://gk-usa.org/), a charitable organization to build homes for poverty-stricken families in the Philippines.
Wish me luck!!! I'm gonna need it!
Anyway, I will attempt to become the first person in history to complete a Full Marathon (26.2 Miles) totally barefoot in Antarctica. The marathon will be held February 25, 2013, on King George Island (http://marathon-adventures.com/WhiteContinent2013.html).
I received confirmation from several runners and race organizers of the Antarctica Marathons that nobody has ever completed a Full 26.2 Marathon totally barefoot in Antarctica. The first official marathon in Antarctica was on January 28, 1995, and since then there have been at least 1 or 2 full and half marathons per year (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antarctica_Marathon). I sent a request to the Guinness World Record asking for confirmation but will not be hearing back from them for at least another 4 weeks.
By the way, I'm doing this for the Gawad Kalinga (http://gk-usa.org/), a charitable organization to build homes for poverty-stricken families in the Philippines.
Wish me luck!!! I'm gonna need it!