The 25th Antartica Marathon, which was held on on King George Island in the South Shetland Islands on Monday March 11th, saw the introduction of a new event, its first ever 50km ultra marathon, and the organizers are hailing the race “a great success”.
The ultra joined the annual event’s usual marathon and half-marathon races, and this inaugural 50km competition, which attracted 10 plucky runners, was won by Ohio-based ultra runner Peter Nelson II with a time of 4:54:12.
