White Continent 50k, Marathon & Half-Marathon

🏔️ Welcome to the Race

Welcome to the 11th Annual - 2025 White Continent Marathon & 1/2 Marathon®!

📅 Race Dates

The CONFIRMED dates for the 2025 WCM are: January 19 - 26, 2025.

• Event Duration: One week
• Registration: Recommended to register early due to high demand

🐧 Unique Experience

For 2025, we will once again camp overnight on King George Island, Antarctica. During the race, runners will be cheered on by penguins and seals. Following the races, our runners have been able to enjoy excursions to a penguin colony, where they saw Gentoo, Adelie & Chinstrap penguins. They have also explored the nearby Russian Research base and their ornate Orthodox Church. Those options may be available in 2025 as well, time and weather permitting.

• Antarctic Records: Most world records set at this race
• Historic Achievements: First female hand cyclist to complete a Marathon in Antarctica
• Youngest Finishers: Youngest female and male to complete marathons on all 7 continents
• Diversity: Largest group of African-American runners to complete races on Antarctica

📜 Event Information

The 2025 White Continent Marathon & 1/2 Marathon® is the only opportunity for those who want to run a marathon in Antarctica to achieve that goal within one week's time. The other Antarctic race options require a minimum of 14 to 20 days. Also, please note that our event is only one of two known events to run on actual Antarctic land. In addition, for those of you who are prone to sea sickness, which is a frequent occurrence when crossing the treacherous Drake Passage, there is no need to worry. We will cross the Drake Passage at a smooth and comfortable 31,000 Feet. As such, you don't need to be concerned with being sick the day prior to running the marathon, as you might if you were to boat across The Fiery Drake.

• Exclusive Opportunity: Run a marathon in Antarctica
• Smooth Passage: Comfortable crossing of the Drake Passage
• Historic Site: One of two events on actual Antarctic land
• High Demand: Expect limited spaces available

💰 Price Information

For the 2025 White Continent Marathon & 1/2 Marathon® Adventure, the prices are as follows:

• Double Occupancy: $13,350
• Single Occupancy: $13,950

🌍 About Antarctica

Antarctica is Earth's southernmost continent. King George Island is one of many of Antarctica's islands just off the peninsula of Antarctica. The land that today is known as King George Island physically separated from the Antarctic Peninsula roughly 20 million years ago as a result of magmatic arc and seafloor spreading geologic processes. What is now called by some as the "South Shetland micro tectonic plate" is actually a fragment of the larger Antarctic Tectonic Plate that broke off as a result of those geologic processes. King George Island sits atop the Antarctic Continental Shelf.

• Research Bases: Home to many research bases from various countries
• Musical History: Host to Metallica's only concert in Antarctica (2013)
• Race Course: Runs between the Chilean and Chinese research bases
• Campsite Amenities: Opportunity to refuel and change clothes during the race

🔗 More Information

For more details and to register, visit the official race page: White Continent 50k, Marathon & Half-Marathon.