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Updates on Nick Twomey's world record marathon bid
Last updated: 10 June January 2009
Nick Twomey's Marathon Schedule
- Berlin
- Chicago
- Niagara Falls
- Seattle
- Honolulu (Hawaii)
- Hobart (Tasmania)
- Marrakech (Morocco)
- Hong Kong
- Antarctica
- Paris
- Great Wall of China
- Easter Island (Chile)
SURF supporter, Nick Twomey, is attempting to break the world record to be the youngest person to run marathons on all 7 continents, and in the process raise funds for SURF. SURF is really excited and grateful to Nick for his commitment – and has set up this page to track his success as he runs around the world.
Date: 07 June 2009
Location: Easter Island
Marathon No: 12
Details: When Nick finished the Easter Island Marathon on 7th June 2009, he completed the amazing task of completing 12 marathons on all 7 continents of the world in under 9 months! On Easter Island, Nick finished in 6th place out of 53 finishers in a time of 3 hours 31 mins 27 secs. Despite a very hilly course, Nick only felt great jubilation when he crossed the finish line. Congratulations, Nick!
Date: 16 May 2009
Location: Great Wall of China
Marathon No: 11
Details: In what proved to be the hardest event in his life, Nick completed the Great Wall of China Marathon in 4 hours 39 mins 57 secs. In completeing the 26.2 miles run, Nick also climbed 5164 steps in the process! He finished an amazingly impressive 36th out of about 500 participants in the marathon.
Date: 05 April 2009
Location: Paris
Marathon No: 10
Details: Nick set a personal best in this tenth race, finishing the Paris Marathon in 3 hours 3 mins and 35 seconds. He finished 1368th out of 38,000 runners!
Date: 10 March 2009
Location: Antartica
Marathon No: 9
Details: Nick has completed his ninth marathon and has now raced on six continents! The Antarctic course was the toughest Nick has ever run – and even had a glacier accent in it – with too many hills, mud fields and rocky stretches to count. Nick finished in a hugely impressive 3 hours 50 mins 48 secs, finishing in 7th place out of about 140 runners.
Date: 08 February 2009
Location: Hong Kong
Marathon No: 8
Details: Nick completed The Hong Kong Marathon in very humid (about 89% humidity) and strenuous conditions. The course was very hilly, but Nick managed to complete the race, despite suffering a leg injury, in a very impressive 3 hours 43 mins 46 secs in 741st place of out 8,000 runners.
Date: 25 January 2009
Location: Marrakech, Morocco
Marathon No: 7
Details: Nick finished the Marrakesh Marathon in an impressive 3 hours 20 mins 14 secs in 125th position out of 631 finishers. The course was flat, and the weather was cool and ideal for marathon running. However, there was some pollution in the later stages of the marathon — and with cars getting in the way as police struggled to control the traffic, Nick was unfortunately slowed down a little by the 'race conditions'.
Date: 04 January 2009
Location: Claremont, Tasmania
Marathon No: 6
Details: Nick completed the lonely Cadbury Marathon, racing through Claremont, Tasmania. As one of only 121 runners to complete the race, Nick ran an amazing time of 3 hours 24 mins 36 secs. With his fantastic energy, Nick is now preparing for his next race on yet another continent: Africa.
Date: 14 December 2008
Location: Honolulu, Hawaii
Marathon No: 5
Details: Nick completed the Honolulu Marathon on Sunday in a time of 3 hours 39 mins 30 secs. With an official place of 1129th, Nick's impressive actual time meant that he passed the finish line in around 600th position out of a total of 20,063 finishers. The race started at 5.00 am but it took Nick over 15 minutes to get over the start line. The weather started with monsoon-like rain for 90 minutes then ended with blistering sunshine – very strange weather indeed.
Date: 30 November 2008
Location: Seattle
Marathon No.: 4
Details: Nick finished the Seattle Marathon in an amazing time of 3 hours 24 mins 48 secs in 189th out of 2127 finishers. Nick had hoped to get a personal best but the inclines on the course, especially near the end really hit his legs hard. Still he really enjoyed the marathon and is pleased to have completed his fourth marathon in three months.
Date: 26 October 2008
Location: Niagara Falls, in both the USA and Canada
Marathon No.: 3
Details: Nick finished the Niagara Falls International Marathon, his third marathon in four weeks, and indeed the 3rd marathon of the 12 marathon challenge. According to Nick, the race conditions were generally good, with the wind making it slightly tricky. Nick finished 79th out of 817 finishers in a time of 3 hours 21 mins 12 secs – his 2nd best time ever!
Date: 12 October 2008
Place: Chicago, USA
Marathon No.: 2
Details: Nick completed the Chicago Marathon, with a great time of 3 hours 25 mins 33 secs. Nick said that he struggled through this marathon as a result of the temperature rising to over 30 C by the time he crossed the finish line.
Date: 28 September 2008
Place: Berlin, Germany
Marathon No.: 1
Details: Nick started his world record marathon bid by running the Berlin Marathon. He completed the 26.2 mile race in a very impressive 3 hours 19 mins 59 secs. Nick's certainly off to a great start!
Read further details about Nick's support for SURF.
Donations to support Nick's fundraising goal of £5,000 can be made through www.justgiving.com/nick2mee.