A marathon on every continent: Windsor, Ont., man completes rare feat by racing in Antarctica
CBC
Jasdeep Singh got into running in his early 40s, in the scenic area of Riverside, after first trying other ways of getting healthier and stronger.
Now, the Windsor, Ont., man, who'll turn 50 this weekend, has run numerous marathons — including ones on each of the world's seven continents.
And, according to Ice Marathon, that's a feat not many can claim.
The event lists roughly 450 runners across the globe who've accomplished it.
Singh got his seventh under his belt last month in Antarctica.
"Unbelievable … just amazing," said the retail sector worker.
"There's no airport there. We literally landed on the ice. They actually turned the temperature down in the plane itself. We had all the coats, all the layers on because they wanted us to get used to the cold before we stepped out of the plane."
His training for marathons starts three months ahead of time with interval training.
"Run, walk, run, walk so I can complete the distance, and then I slowly increase the distance," he said.
A cold snap this past fall really helped him prepare.
"I got really lucky because Windsor got really cold just a week before I was about to fly to Antarctica. Right before I flew, I actually did a half marathon just locally … putting on multiple layers."
When he first began to run, Singh says he couldn't finish a five-kilometre race, but he eventually made his way up to 10 kilometres. Then, he finished his first marathon in Detroit — with races around the world piling up ever since.
"Marathons just became an excuse to take my kids, travel with my family," he said. "My wife has been so supportive. I've been very lucky that she lets me do this. And then we get to travel the world."
Essex's David Stewart has trained Singh in Windsor on and off for the past several years after being approached by him at the gym they were at.
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