The Marathon Grand Slam Club is comprised of persons who have completed a distance of a marathon (26.2 miles) or longer on each of the Seven Continents and on the Arctic Ocean in the North Pole Marathon.
Members will receive a certificate and t-shirt. To be eligible for membership, you must have completed a recognised marathon or ultramarathon on each of the continents, exemplify the spirit of adventure marathon running and be able to authenticate your claim for membership.
Polar Running Adventures highly recommends certain marathons for delivering a top quality event. Like the North Pole Marathon, these races offer much more than the mere opportunity to run 26.2 miles. In all cases, they offer a sense of adventure, a picturesque location, a unique cultural experience and a welcome feeling of camaraderie. However, Grand Slam contenders do not have to take part in these particular events to become members.
AFRICA
ANTARCTICA
Antarctic Ice Marathon & 100k, Patriot Hills
Race Director – Richard Donovan
Polar Running Adventures
95 Rosan Glas, Rahoon Road
Galway, IRELAND
Website: www.icemarathon.com
Email: rd@icemarathon.com
Tel: + 353 91 443408
ASIA
Mt. Everest Challenge Marathon, India
Race Director – C.S. Pandey
Himalayan Run & Trek
T-5, Manish Chambers, Plot No.6,
Block–B, Local Shopping Complex
Mayur Vihar Phase – 2
Delhi – 110 091, INDIA
Website: www.himalayan.com
Email: cspandey@vsnl.com
Tel: + 91 11 22772700
Fax: + 91 11 22772800
EUROPE
Olympus Marathon, Greece
Race Director - Lazaros Rigos
Website: www.olympus-marathon.com
Email: rigos@a-z.gr
Tel: +30 6944 336673
NORTH AMERICA
OCEANIA / AUSTRALIA
Six Foot Track Marathon, Australia
Race Director - Kevin Tiller
Website: www.sixfoot.com
Tel: +61 419 244 406
SOUTH AMERICA
Inca Trail Marathon, Peru
Race Director - Devy Reinstein
Andes Running Adventures
1323 12th Street, Suite F
Santa Monica Beach, CA 90401
USA
www.andesadventures.com/runadv.htm
Email: devy@andesadventures.com
Tel: (310) 395 5265
Fax: (310) 395 7343
CURRENT MEMBERS OF GRAND SLAM CLUB
Richard Donovan (Ireland), 14 December 2002
Brent Weigner (USA), 17 April 2003
Wolfgang Schwarzaeugl (Austria), 17 April 2003
Mary Ritz (USA), 17 April 2003 - Female
Don Kern (USA), 17 April 2003
Paul Ruesch (USA), 17 April 2003
Sir Ranulph Fiennes (Great Britain), 10 April 2004
Steven Seaton (Great Britain), 7 January 2006
Stevie Matthews (Great Britain), 7 January 2006 - Female
Mark Sinclair (Great Britain), 8 April 2006
Osy Waye (Great Britain), 8 April 2006
Gary Baron (Great Britain), 8 April 2006
Ginny Turner (USA), 8 April 2006 - Female
Clyde Shank (USA), 20 May 2006
Henri Alain d'Andria (France), 13 December 2006
Kym McConnell (New Zealand), 7 April 2007
Juergen Kuhlmey (Germany), 7 April 2007
Miguel Caselles (Spain), 7 April 2007
Dave Horsley (Great Britain), 7 April 2007
Karen Michelsen (Canada), 7 April 2007 - Female
Frank Staples (Great Britain), 7 April 2007
Mark Tointon (Great Britain), 29 May 2007
William Tan (Singapore), 19 December 2007
Roberto Liano (Mexico), 25 February 2008
Kenwynne Barber (Great Britain), 5 March 2008 - Female
Jurgen Heilbock (Germany), 1 April 2008
Hans-Wilhelm Hamke (Germany), 1 April 2008
Liubov Bleykh (Russia), 29 June 2008 - Female
Seow Kong Ng (Malaysia), 5 October 2008
Miles Cudmore (Great Britain), 13 December 2008
MJ Kim (South Korea / USA), 25 January 2009
Juan Antonio Alegre (Spain), 10 March 2009
Angelo Henry (South Africa), 7 April 2009
Fernando Ribeiro (Luxembourg), 7 April 2009
Bob Bundschuh (USA), 7 April 2009
Sarah Ames (Germany), 7 April 2009 - Female
Mariko Takano (Japan), 7 April 2009 - Female
Tom Djurdjevich (USA), 7 April 2009
Patrick Waller (Great Britain), 19 April 2009
John O'Regan (Ireland), 16 May 2009
Jacques Fox (Luxembourg), 15 December 2009