Check out the official video of the 2013 North Pole Marathon. Are you up to the challenge in 2014?
That single fact tells you almost everything you need to know about how exclusive endurance running can get — and, fittingly, one of the rarest feats in the sport actually happened in orbit.
On drifting sea ice at the top of the world, a 14-year-old ultra finisher, a record-setting married couple and a Seven Summits mountaineer headline the World's Coolest Marathon®
The Summer edition of the North Pole Marathon can only be described as an astonishing blend of wanderlust, exploration as well as a unique marathon experience.
The marathon began at 8:15 am Paris time on July 31st, on a 2-meter thick floating ice floe above the 4,261-meter deep Arctic Ocean.
The 2023 edition of the North Pole Marathon marked a historic occasion as the first-ever marathon held at the North Pole during the summer season.
The biggest field in the sixteen-year history of the race took part in 2018 FWD North Pole Marathon, the world's coolest marathon.
The race started at 2230 hrs (Norwegian time) on April 8th under sunny skies and a temperature of -31 degs Celsius.
Dorn Wenninger (USA) and Gulzhamal DeFelice (RUS/USA) won the men's and women's titles, respectively, at the 2016 North Pole Marathon. Russian Paratroopers took the team title.
