Richard Donovan (runner)
Richard Donovan (born c. 1966)[1] is an Irish runner, commercial race organizer and sports administrator. Donovan was first to complete the inaugural South Pole Marathon[2] in January 2002, then completed the first marathon-length run in the North Pole in April of that year.[3] He used the publicity from this to launch his North Pole Marathon venture, offering runners an adventure tourism experience, with the 2018 event costing €16,000.[4]
Between 30 January and 5 February 2009, Donovan set a world record for running seven marathons, on seven different continents, in fewer than seven days.[1] Starting 1 February 2012 he improved on this by completing the 7 on 7 in under 120 hours.[5][6]
Donovan has also completed transcontinental runs across North America in 2015 and Europe in 2016,[7] adding South America in 2017. In addition to the North Pole Marathon, he organizes the Antarctic Ice Marathon, the Volcano Marathon and the World Marathon Challenge, where competitors run 7 marathons on 7 continents in 7 days.[8]
See also
References
- ^ a b Bray, Allison (6 February 2009). "Irishman runs rings around marathon records". Independent.ie. Retrieved 6 February 2009.
- ^ http://www.southpolestation.com/trivia/00s/marathon.html
- ^ "The Iceman Runneth". National Geographic. 2002. Archived from the original on 9 February 2009. Retrieved 6 February 2009.
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- ^ Interviewed on CNN
- ^ Own website
- ^ http://www.athleticsireland.ie/news/richard-donovan-completes-his-second-transcontinental-run/
- ^ http://www.the42.ie/richard-donovan-ultra-runner-organiser-3423043-Jun2017/
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