My Bucket List / Fitness Goals
Run A Marathon On Every Continent
2 of 7 continents done
What it is
Running a full marathon on all seven continents, Antarctica included. Runners who manage it can join the Seven Continents Club.
How to do it
Europe and North America are the easy ones. Book Antarctica early because places are scarce, then pick races for Africa, Asia, South America and Oceania.
Top tip
The World Marathon Majors help here: Tokyo covers Asia and Sydney covers Oceania.
Why it’s on my list
Two continents down, five to go.
- Europe, done: Marathon du Médoc, France, September 2016. Since then also the Midnight Sun Marathon in Tromsø (2018), Amsterdam (2022), Rome (2026) and Berlin (2026).
- North America, done: Little Rock Marathon, USA, March 2017. Since then also the Greenland Marathon in Ilulissat (2022) and Chicago (2026).
- South America: still to do.
- Africa: still to do. Comrades would count.
- Asia: still to do. Tokyo would count.
- Oceania: still to do. Sydney would count.
- Antarctica: still to do. See Run a marathon in Antarctica.