A Marathon at Santa’s Place?!?

As I’ve mentioned before, running a marathon is a goal of mine for this upcoming spring. I’ve been running for a few years now. Running has become one of my passions and I look forward to the running my first marathon in May.

The winter has been a bit difficult. I’m not a fan of the cold weather: I’d rather run in 90 degree weather than in 30 degree weather. I’ve been reading about alternative running (and cross-training) routines, but was shocked when I came across an article in Runner’s World briefly mentioning a North & South Pole Marathon!!

Quite frankly, the North Pole is no place for anybody besides Santa, his elves, and the reindeer. Many people (I used to be one) think running a marathon is crazy…but running a marathon in the North Pole!?! Now that’s crazy!!!

The North Pole Marathon is on April 15^th and allows runners to really prove their strength. Running on 6 to 12 inches of snow between you and the frozen Atlantic, runners test their endurance to the extreme weather conditions, their mental stamina, and their physical strength. For the really hard-core marathon runners, this may be something to seriously consider.

As for me, I’ll stick with the (what I thought was) freezing weather here, with the option of running on a treadmill in a normal temperature.