Bay Area Man Completes World Marathon Challenge: 7 Events In 7 Days On 7 Continents

CBS Bay Area

February 14, 2025

It's a task so difficult it is hard to believe it is even possible: run seven marathons in seven days on seven different continents. But San Francisco tech consultant Chris Edell is living, breathing proof that it can be done.

Edell recently completed the World Marathon Challenge — an elite physical test that pushes competitors to their physical limits. Edell and a few dozen others chartered private international flights to hop between continents in a week, starting their journey with a marathon through the snow in Antarctica.

"This plane didn't have any windows, and it was really janky inside," Edell recalled. "I mean you almost were kind of wondering, like, is this plane going to actually make it down there? But we ended up landing, and I just remember the moment that the doors opened, and we stepped outside. The sun was so bright that we had to wear sunglasses because of the sun reflecting off the snow"

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