Antarctic marathon

I can't decide if this is amazing or ridiculous.

I saw a tweet today of a woman with cancer running 7 marathons in 7 days on 7 continents. 7 continents? Did she set up a personal marathon along the Antarctic coast? No.

There is actually an Antarctic marathon and it's held annually at Union Glacier, a privately run tourist camp at almost 80 degrees south. It's serviced by Il-76s. You have to watch this video.

What's more, there is an outfit that will let you do 7 marathons in 7 days on 7 continents for 36,000 euros (which is much less than I thought it would cost). The itinerary:

18-Jan	Arrive at Punta Arenas, Chile
19-Jan	Pre-Departure Briefings for Antarctica
20-Jan	Flight to Marathon location at Union Glacier, Antarctica
21-Jan	Antarctic Acclimatisation
22-Jan	Cold Weather Gear Testing
23-Jan	Marathon in Antarctica + Flight to Punta Arenas
24-Jan	Marathon in Punta Arenas + Flight to Miami
25-Jan	Marathon in Miami + Flight to Madrid
26-Jan	Marathon in Madrid + Flight to Marrakech
27-Jan	Marathon in Marrakech + Flight to Dubai
28-Jan	Marathon in Dubai + Flight to Sydney
29-Jan	Marathon in Sydney + Celebration
30-Jan	Rest & Relaxation
31-Jan	Free to Return Home