THE GREAT WORLD RACE · NOVEMBER 15–21, 2026

7 / 7 / 7

ONE MARATHON. THEN GET ON A PLANE. THEN DO IT AGAIN.

183
MILES
7
MARATHONS · CONTINENTS
1
WEEK
~60
RUNNERS ON THE START LINE
QuHarrison Terry training beneath Tokyo Tower
THE ROUTE — NOV 15 TO 21
NOV 15
Antarctica
Wolf's Fang · 71°S · snow and ice
NOV 16
Cape Town
Africa
NOV 17
Perth
Australia
NOV 18
Singapore
Asia · the heat stage
NOV 19
The Algarve
Europe · day five
NOV 20
Cartagena
South America
NOV 21
Miami
North America · the finish
HOW IT WORKS
Fastest average wins.

Rankings are set by average marathon time across all seven stages. There's nowhere to hide a bad day — every stage counts equally.

Only flight time to recover.

Finish a marathon, board a plane, cross an ocean, run again. Sleep happens at altitude or not at all.

Every climate in one week.

Sub-freezing Antarctic ice on day one; 80–90°F humidity in Singapore, Cartagena, and Miami. The body has to handle all of it, tired.

WHAT WINNING HAS ACTUALLY COST
YEAR
CHAMPION
AVG MARATHON
CUMULATIVE
2024
David Kilgore — men's champion
3:22:57
23:40:39
2024
Hillary Kupish — women's champion, world record
3:12:12
22:25:24
2025
Paul Box — men's champion
3:26:29
24:05:23
2025
Roma Puisiene — women's champion
3:53:14
27:12:40
THE HISTORY
Born on the ice.

Organized by Ice Cap Adventures, the race opens every edition at Wolf's Fang, Antarctica — a working runway at 71° south, and the only marathon most of the field will ever run on the continent.

A moving world tour.

Each edition charts its own route across the seven continents. The 2026 edition crosses five oceans and every climate band on Earth in seven days.

Broadcast live.

Every stage streams live, with full timing and medical support following the field around the world.

QuHarrison Terry is on the 2026 start line. Follow the road there.