Gary Bell is working towards his goal of completing 100 marathons
He said:"I’m an average runner. I enjoy going out running, meeting new people, and visiting new places, so I’ve combined them all and travelled to every continent to take part in marathons.and have completed every one since – that’s 40 Belfast Marathons."
As part of his bid to join the Seven Continents Marathon Club, the Belfast man was due to take part in the Antarctica Marathon, but badscuppered the plans of competitors who had travelled there by ship from all over the world. But the runners and organisers found a way around this. "The tour organiser and the captain did some sums and worked out that the 26.2 miles would be 324 laps of the lower deck of the ship or 422 laps of the upper deck. Friends and family members who had come along acted as markers and counted down our laps. It was the most bizarre race, we ran half inside and half outside where we saw icebergs, sea lions, and penguins.”
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