The Antarctic Ice Marathon is organized by Global Running Adventures-Polar Running Adventures, the host of three other extreme marathon events: The North Pole Marathon, Volcano Marathon and the World Marathon Challenge. From Santiago, travelers can then connect to LAN Chile airline to Punta Arenas. is to fly into the Chilean capital city of Santiago via domestic carriers like United and Delta or reliable international carriers like LATAM. The best way to reach Punta Arenas from the U.S. Last year, less than 50 competitors, including nine Americans, signed up for the event, with the majority finishing in five to seven hours.

At approximately $15,000, the entry is also very imposing, but features round trip flights from Punta Arenas, Chile to Antarctica airport transfers, meals and tented accommodations and other amenities. The unpredictability of the wind and temperature has altered the top finishing time from year to year from a record time of 3:34.47 in 2013 to more than five hours the first year it was held in 2005. Although the marathon begins at an elevation of approximately 2,300 feet, the real challenges are the underfoot terrain, the possibility of strong winds and temperatures averaging between -5 and 10 degrees F. Clearly the world's southernmost marathon, the Antarctic Ice Marathon begins just a few hundred miles from the South Pole.

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