Africa, Asia, Antarctica, Europe, North America, Oceania and South America.
Members exemplify the spirit of adventure, love to explore the world and are dedicated to pursuing the sport of marathon running in a global context by pushing themselves in different environments.
In 1995 the inaugural Antarctica Marathon took place in the mostly frozen and barely populated 'Last Continent', making it possible for adventure runners to achieve this unique feat.
According to the official website www.sevencontinentsclub.com more than 390 runners have completed the challenge. This list to date includes six Australian men and three Australian women. Of these, I'm not sure how many, if any, were 'couples'.
In November 2013, 14 year old Winter Vinecki became the youngest member of this exclusive club.
We first heard of The Seven Continents Club when we ran in the Australian Outback Marathon in 2012. Some of our fellow competitors were already members and had also joined the 50 States Marathon Club by completing a full marathon in all 50 states across America.
I find it incredibly inspiring to spend time with such amazing athletes. In my case, I would use the term 'athlete' very loosely. I am very slow and can't say that I even particularly enjoy running at all but I am addicted to the idea of achieving such an ambitious goal.
We decided that if we were really serious about doing this we would select the marathons based upon where we would like to go for an extended holiday. In our eyes these are all really 'destination marathons'.
It might take some time, but I want my name to appear on that membership list.
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