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Eight Continents Club Organization
06-03-2018 - Por Juan Ricardo Ferrero
Welcome to The Official 7 Continents Marathon, 1/2 Marathon & Ultra Marathon Club; The Official 8 Continents Marathon, 1/2 Marathon & ultra Club; The 8 Continents Marathon Club; and Eight Continents Club
With the additioan of Zealandia as the 8th Continent, we are the first to recognize the addition of this new continent and have consolidated the recognition clubs so you won't have to worry about where to go to be recognized.
We will continue to recognize finishers of The 7 Continents prior to February 17, 2017. Going forward to be recognized as a finisher, you must complete marathons on all 8 Continents -- including Zealandia.
As the governing organization who groups the 6 marathons run in London, Tokyo, Berlin, New York, Boston & Chicago has done, if you ran one of their races prior to being recognized as part of the majors, it will not count towards completion. That is, if you ran a marathon in New Zealand or New Caledonia prior to February 17, 2017 it will still only count as Oceania (i.e., Australia).
As such, it is a race to see who will be the first male and female to complete marathons on all 8 Continent!!
The mission of our organization is to compile the first all-inclusive "Official" list of ALL 7 continent marathon, 1/2 marathon & ultra Marathon finishers. But it's more than that.
We are a non-profit corporation who only wants to compile a complete list of runners who complete running events from Half-Marathon to Ultra Marathons on all 8 Continents
FINISHER AWARDS
We here at The Official 7 Continents Marathon Club, The Official 8 Continents Marathon Club, The 8 Continents Marathon Club & Eight Continents Club, believe that running a marathon on each continent deserves significant recognition and an award that measures up to that achievement.
As such, we've put together an award that we feel captures the magnitude of running a marathon on all 8 continents.
We have now received our first official Finisher's Awards for the 3 new clubs and they are fantastic! See below for the actual awards!!
You can see how they compare in size to the 50 States Finisher's Awards and the 2500th Marathon Anniversary Medal.
RULE CHANGE (effective 6/5/2014): Because we are switching from an annual dues to a one-time enrollment fee, we will no longer be offering complimentary awards.
Awards will be available for purchase at cost. The total cost will be rougly $90, depending on shipping and handling charges.
As you can see these are definitely mantle worthy and significantly better than any simple "finisher" medal.
THE OFFICIAL 7 CONTINENTS MARATHON, 1/2 MARATHON & ULTRA CLUB
FINISHER LISTS
MARATHONS
(Please note that listing is not listed by completion year; Finishers of 7 Continents will be recognized through January 2018 if registration for the 7th Continent was shown to be made prior to February 17, 2017).
1. Brent Weigner - 2002, 2006, 2006, 2007, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015 (OWRR* for most completions of 7 Continents - 10 total including Ultras)
2. Brian Foy, 2010, 2013, 2014, 2015
3. Tom Bond, 2013
4. Steve Hibbs - 2008, 2010, 2014
5. Henrik Brandt - 2013
6. Jesse Dehoyos - 2013
7. Ruth Morrow - 2009
8. Mark Stodghill - 2013
9. Ziyad Rahim - 2012
10. Stephen Deluna - 2013
11. Marina White - 2013
12. Soumya K (SK) Panda - 2013
13. Eddie Vega - 2013, 2017
14. JC Santa Teresa - 2013
15. Fiona Wright - 2012
16. Sidy Diallo - 2014
17. Kristen De Sousa - 2014 (ABWR** - Youngest female to ever complete 7 continents)
18. Sharon De Sousa - 2014
19. Tuedon Morgan - 2014
20. Christine Ellison - 2014
21. Richard Biddle - 2014
22. Julie Rankine - 2014
23. Abisoye Adekanmbi - 2014
24. Dan Toocheck - 2014
25. Nik Toocheck - 2014 (ABWR** - Youngest person to ever complete 7 continents)
26. Doug Thompson - 2014
27. Debra Pasquale - 2014
28. Chau Smith - 2014, 2017, 2018
29. Mickey Smith - 2014
30. Ostine Watts - 2014
31. Thompson Lange - 2008
32. Pamela Lauroff - 2015
33. Esmail Rahimian - 2015
34. Janice Uthe - 2015
35. Clyde Shank - 2006, 2011
36. Nannette Mereles - 2015
37. Wendell Lafave - 2015
38. Barbara Churchley - 2015
39. Rajesh Nambisan - 2015
40. Sandeep Parab - 2015
41. Marsha Kouba - 2015
42. Don Kern - 1998, 2007, 2007, 2011, 2015
43. Layne Davis - 2015
44. Mazen Mroueh - 2015
45. Caren della Cioppa - 2015
46. Moustapha Mroueh - 2015
47. Beth Sanden - 2015 (OWRR - first handcyclist athlete to complete marathons on all 7 continents.)
48. Layne Davis - 2015
49. Sandor Biro - 2016
50. Deb Lazerson - 2016
51. Ken Buenzow - 2016
52. Erik Zeitlow - 2016
53. Omotayo Okusanya - 2016
54. Sherrie Austin - 2016
55. Sandeep Naidu - 2016
56. Blanca Ramirez - 2015 (OWRR* - Youngest female to ever complete 7 continents)
57. Todd Owens - 2016
58. Jan Taylor - 2016
59. Marissa deLuna - 2016
60. Shir Regev - 2015
61. Gaela Kilgour - 2017
62. Liz Stearns - 2017
63. Alex Dobrowski - 2017
64. Holly Dobrowski - 2017
65. Paul Butler - 2017
66. Mary Schumann - 2016
67. Tom Craven - 2015
68. Dan Ruiz - 2016
69. Daniel Troncoso - 2016
70. Julie Walters-Burns - 2016
71. Adam Irvin - 2016
72. Ambrose Au - 2016
73. Phil Cha - 2014
74. John Lent - 2016
75. Matt Jones - 2016
76. Gail Sutton - 2016
77. Paul Knight - 2015
78. Joe Rios - 2015
79. Elodie Billionniere - 2015
80. Kerem Koca - 2015
81. Suzy Seeley - 2014
82. James Goertz - 2014
83. Joseph McKeown - 2016
84. Corinna Bushnell - 2016
85. Kevin Davidson - 2016
86. Scott Stewart - 2015
87. Julie Nelson - 2018
ULTRA MARATHONS
1. Brent Weigner - 1999 (OWRR - 276 days), 2015
2. Maria Conceicao - 2014 (OWRR - 41 days)
3. Sidy Diallo - 2015
4. Juan Ricardo Ferrero - 2015
5. Katie Plichta - 2015
6. Maurice Lee III - 2016
7. Thomas Cripps - 2018
8. Roger Box - 2018
HALF MARATHONS
1. Donna Lawson - 2014
2. Steve Hibbs - 2015 (OWRR - 11 Days), 2016, 2017 (OWRR - 6 Days, 19 hours, 40 Minutes, 51 seconds)
3. Tee Morgan - 2015 (OWRR - 11 Days)
4. Rachael Hoagland - 2015
5. Dayo Akinbode - 2015
6. Karen Cortese - 2015
7. Kamika Smith - 2015
8. Steve Kouba - 2015
9. Russell Waugh - 2016
10. Sue Rudolph - 2017
11. Julie Nelson - 2017 (OWRR - 6 Days, 21 Hours, 44 minutes, 25 seconds)
12. Anne Chen - 2016
*OWRR = Official World Running Record
**ABWR = Alternative Book World Record
THE OFFICIAL 8 CONTINENTS MARATHON, 1/2 MARATHON & ULTRA CLUB
THE 8 CONTINENTS MARATHON CLUB
EIGHT CONTINENTS CLUB
FINISHER LISTS
(The Runners listed below have completed a marathon on all 8 continents; times are listed where finishers completed their 8th continent on the same day as another finisher to ensure proper ordering of finishers; races run in New Zealand will only count as Zealandia if they were run after February 17, 2017)
MARATHONS
1. Henrik Brandt - July 15, 2017
2. Jeffrey So - October 15, 2017 (3:50:37)
3. Karen Cheung - October 15, 2017 (4:39:38)
4. Steve Hibbs - October 29, 2017 (3:06:31), 2018
5. Michael Brothers - October 29, 2017 (3:56:44)
6. Adam Irvin - October 29, 2017 (5:17:33)
ULTRA MARATHONS
1. Juan Ricardo Ferrero, February 10, 2018 (30:36:40) (WCF* - It is the first competitor in the world - Finished)
HALF-MARATHONS
*WCF = It is the first competitor in the world
The Official 7 Continents Marathon, 1/2 Marathon & Ultra Club, Inc.; The Official 8 Continents Marathon, 1/2 Marathon & Ultra Club; The 8 Continents Marathon Club; and, Eight Continents Club
10361 Yates Drive North
Minneapolis, MN 55443
ph: 763-360-3810
info@official7continentsmarathonclub.com
Who We Are
Steve Hibbs - Founder - Steve has completed Marathons on the 7 continents three times (2008, 2010 & 2014). He has also completed Marathons in all 50 States (and DC) three times (2008, 2011 & 2016). He has also completed half-marathons on all 7 continents (separately from his marathons) three times (2015, 2016 & 2017). He became, at least based on available data, the youngest person to complete both circuits twice & three times. Steve is also a licensed attorney, human resources professional and owner of a small travel company.
We will continue to recognize finishers of The 7 Continents prior to February 17, 2017. Going forward to be recognized as a finisher, you must complete marathons on all 8 Continents -- including Zealandia.
As the governing organization who groups the 6 marathons run in London, Tokyo, Berlin, New York, Boston & Chicago has done, if you ran one of their races prior to being recognized as part of the majors, it will not count towards completion. That is, if you ran a marathon in New Zealand or New Caledonia prior to February 17, 2017 it will still only count as Oceania (i.e., Australia).
As such, it is a race to see who will be the first male and female to complete marathons on all 8 Continent!!
The mission of our organization is to compile the first all-inclusive "Official" list of ALL 7 continent marathon, 1/2 marathon & ultra Marathon finishers. But it's more than that.
We are a non-profit corporation who only wants to compile a complete list of runners who complete running events from Half-Marathon to Ultra Marathons on all 8 Continents
FINISHER AWARDS
We here at The Official 7 Continents Marathon Club, The Official 8 Continents Marathon Club, The 8 Continents Marathon Club & Eight Continents Club, believe that running a marathon on each continent deserves significant recognition and an award that measures up to that achievement.
As such, we've put together an award that we feel captures the magnitude of running a marathon on all 8 continents.
We have now received our first official Finisher's Awards for the 3 new clubs and they are fantastic! See below for the actual awards!!
You can see how they compare in size to the 50 States Finisher's Awards and the 2500th Marathon Anniversary Medal.
RULE CHANGE (effective 6/5/2014): Because we are switching from an annual dues to a one-time enrollment fee, we will no longer be offering complimentary awards.
Awards will be available for purchase at cost. The total cost will be rougly $90, depending on shipping and handling charges.
As you can see these are definitely mantle worthy and significantly better than any simple "finisher" medal.
THE OFFICIAL 7 CONTINENTS MARATHON, 1/2 MARATHON & ULTRA CLUB
FINISHER LISTS
MARATHONS
(Please note that listing is not listed by completion year; Finishers of 7 Continents will be recognized through January 2018 if registration for the 7th Continent was shown to be made prior to February 17, 2017).
1. Brent Weigner - 2002, 2006, 2006, 2007, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015 (OWRR* for most completions of 7 Continents - 10 total including Ultras)
2. Brian Foy, 2010, 2013, 2014, 2015
3. Tom Bond, 2013
4. Steve Hibbs - 2008, 2010, 2014
5. Henrik Brandt - 2013
6. Jesse Dehoyos - 2013
7. Ruth Morrow - 2009
8. Mark Stodghill - 2013
9. Ziyad Rahim - 2012
10. Stephen Deluna - 2013
11. Marina White - 2013
12. Soumya K (SK) Panda - 2013
13. Eddie Vega - 2013, 2017
14. JC Santa Teresa - 2013
15. Fiona Wright - 2012
16. Sidy Diallo - 2014
17. Kristen De Sousa - 2014 (ABWR** - Youngest female to ever complete 7 continents)
18. Sharon De Sousa - 2014
19. Tuedon Morgan - 2014
20. Christine Ellison - 2014
21. Richard Biddle - 2014
22. Julie Rankine - 2014
23. Abisoye Adekanmbi - 2014
24. Dan Toocheck - 2014
25. Nik Toocheck - 2014 (ABWR** - Youngest person to ever complete 7 continents)
26. Doug Thompson - 2014
27. Debra Pasquale - 2014
28. Chau Smith - 2014, 2017, 2018
29. Mickey Smith - 2014
30. Ostine Watts - 2014
31. Thompson Lange - 2008
32. Pamela Lauroff - 2015
33. Esmail Rahimian - 2015
34. Janice Uthe - 2015
35. Clyde Shank - 2006, 2011
36. Nannette Mereles - 2015
37. Wendell Lafave - 2015
38. Barbara Churchley - 2015
39. Rajesh Nambisan - 2015
40. Sandeep Parab - 2015
41. Marsha Kouba - 2015
42. Don Kern - 1998, 2007, 2007, 2011, 2015
43. Layne Davis - 2015
44. Mazen Mroueh - 2015
45. Caren della Cioppa - 2015
46. Moustapha Mroueh - 2015
47. Beth Sanden - 2015 (OWRR - first handcyclist athlete to complete marathons on all 7 continents.)
48. Layne Davis - 2015
49. Sandor Biro - 2016
50. Deb Lazerson - 2016
51. Ken Buenzow - 2016
52. Erik Zeitlow - 2016
53. Omotayo Okusanya - 2016
54. Sherrie Austin - 2016
55. Sandeep Naidu - 2016
56. Blanca Ramirez - 2015 (OWRR* - Youngest female to ever complete 7 continents)
57. Todd Owens - 2016
58. Jan Taylor - 2016
59. Marissa deLuna - 2016
60. Shir Regev - 2015
61. Gaela Kilgour - 2017
62. Liz Stearns - 2017
63. Alex Dobrowski - 2017
64. Holly Dobrowski - 2017
65. Paul Butler - 2017
66. Mary Schumann - 2016
67. Tom Craven - 2015
68. Dan Ruiz - 2016
69. Daniel Troncoso - 2016
70. Julie Walters-Burns - 2016
71. Adam Irvin - 2016
72. Ambrose Au - 2016
73. Phil Cha - 2014
74. John Lent - 2016
75. Matt Jones - 2016
76. Gail Sutton - 2016
77. Paul Knight - 2015
78. Joe Rios - 2015
79. Elodie Billionniere - 2015
80. Kerem Koca - 2015
81. Suzy Seeley - 2014
82. James Goertz - 2014
83. Joseph McKeown - 2016
84. Corinna Bushnell - 2016
85. Kevin Davidson - 2016
86. Scott Stewart - 2015
87. Julie Nelson - 2018
ULTRA MARATHONS
1. Brent Weigner - 1999 (OWRR - 276 days), 2015
2. Maria Conceicao - 2014 (OWRR - 41 days)
3. Sidy Diallo - 2015
4. Juan Ricardo Ferrero - 2015
5. Katie Plichta - 2015
6. Maurice Lee III - 2016
7. Thomas Cripps - 2018
8. Roger Box - 2018
HALF MARATHONS
1. Donna Lawson - 2014
2. Steve Hibbs - 2015 (OWRR - 11 Days), 2016, 2017 (OWRR - 6 Days, 19 hours, 40 Minutes, 51 seconds)
3. Tee Morgan - 2015 (OWRR - 11 Days)
4. Rachael Hoagland - 2015
5. Dayo Akinbode - 2015
6. Karen Cortese - 2015
7. Kamika Smith - 2015
8. Steve Kouba - 2015
9. Russell Waugh - 2016
10. Sue Rudolph - 2017
11. Julie Nelson - 2017 (OWRR - 6 Days, 21 Hours, 44 minutes, 25 seconds)
12. Anne Chen - 2016
*OWRR = Official World Running Record
**ABWR = Alternative Book World Record
THE OFFICIAL 8 CONTINENTS MARATHON, 1/2 MARATHON & ULTRA CLUB
THE 8 CONTINENTS MARATHON CLUB
EIGHT CONTINENTS CLUB
FINISHER LISTS
(The Runners listed below have completed a marathon on all 8 continents; times are listed where finishers completed their 8th continent on the same day as another finisher to ensure proper ordering of finishers; races run in New Zealand will only count as Zealandia if they were run after February 17, 2017)
MARATHONS
1. Henrik Brandt - July 15, 2017
2. Jeffrey So - October 15, 2017 (3:50:37)
3. Karen Cheung - October 15, 2017 (4:39:38)
4. Steve Hibbs - October 29, 2017 (3:06:31), 2018
5. Michael Brothers - October 29, 2017 (3:56:44)
6. Adam Irvin - October 29, 2017 (5:17:33)
ULTRA MARATHONS
1. Juan Ricardo Ferrero, February 10, 2018 (30:36:40) (WCF* - It is the first competitor in the world - Finished)
HALF-MARATHONS
*WCF = It is the first competitor in the world
The Official 7 Continents Marathon, 1/2 Marathon & Ultra Club, Inc.; The Official 8 Continents Marathon, 1/2 Marathon & Ultra Club; The 8 Continents Marathon Club; and, Eight Continents Club
10361 Yates Drive North
Minneapolis, MN 55443
ph: 763-360-3810
info@official7continentsmarathonclub.com
Who We Are
Steve Hibbs - Founder - Steve has completed Marathons on the 7 continents three times (2008, 2010 & 2014). He has also completed Marathons in all 50 States (and DC) three times (2008, 2011 & 2016). He has also completed half-marathons on all 7 continents (separately from his marathons) three times (2015, 2016 & 2017). He became, at least based on available data, the youngest person to complete both circuits twice & three times. Steve is also a licensed attorney, human resources professional and owner of a small travel company.
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