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North Pole Marathon: World's Coolest Marathon
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Richard won the First Ever South Pole Marathon (Antarctica) on 22 January 2002 and then pioneered the way for the North Pole Marathon by running a solo marathon at 90N on 5 April, 2002. In doing so, he became the first person to run a marathon at both the North and South Poles. He returned to the North Pole in 2003, where he was race director, co-organiser, and competitor in the first exploratory North Pole Marathon race. In 2004, he engaged in organisation and race director duties only to establish the North Pole Marathon as a truly unique competition on the international racing calendar.
After his polar running activities in early 2002, Richard went on to complete some of the most diverse ultra marathon races on earth, one on each continent. His races throughout that year covered not only vast distances, but took place in a variety of extreme climatic conditions and circumstances: from the mind-numbing cold of the South Pole to the scorching heat of the Sahara Desert; from the sea level of native coastal Ireland to the altitude heights of the Andes and Himalayan mountains; and from baking sand dunes to snow and ice.
He won the Poor Man's Comrades Marathon, Australia; the Inca Trail Marathon, South America; and the Everest Challenge Marathon and Himalayan 100-Mile Stage Race, Asia. He also completed the gruelling Trans 333 across the Sahara Desert in Africa.
