The Coolest Race on Earth: Mud, Madmen, Glaciers, and Grannies at the Antarctica Marathon

What would induce hundreds of people from all over the world to spend thousands of dollars each and two weeks of their lives just to run a marathon in Antarctica? Especially one with a reputation as the toughest marathon on Earth?

John Hanc may have the answer. When he turned 50 he gave himself the birthday present to end all others—a trip to the end of the Earth to run his most unforgettable race.

The Coolest Race on Earth is both Hanc’s story and the story of the Antarctica Marathon, fir...