THE LAST DESERT (ANTARCTICA)
ANTARCTICA'S ONLY MULTI-STAGE FOOTRACE

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• 16 Dec 2024 Post-Race Reflections from a Desert Runner
  Rob James shares his thoughts and advice on The Last Desert in Antarctica.

• 16 Dec 2024 Congratulations to ALL Competitors in The Last Desert and Antarctica Ultramarathon
  A special congratulations to Reinhold Hugo (Switzerland) and Yasmin Stoderegger (Austria) who won The Last Desert in Antarctica.  What a 10th Edition. You can relive the race coverage here.  Stay tuned for details of the next edition of these world class polar sporting events.

• 20 Nov 2024 Age is Just a Number

  For Danish ultramarathoner, Ivan Schmidt, the decision to tackle the 4 Deserts Grand Slam Plus came to him “quite spontaneously,” he explains. “Since I had already participated in all the races that make up the challenge, it just felt like the natural next step for me. It wasn’t a big decision – it was just obvious that this would be my next goal.”

• 11 Nov 2024 Running to the Ends of the Earth: The Last Desert in Antarctica

  Read about what motiviates some runners to tackle the largest desert of all: Antarctica.

• 02 Nov 2024 Blogs and Final Preparations

  Read the blogs to find out about how competitors are preparing to race in Antarctica. Find out about charities that are being supported through competitors' participation in The Last Desert.

• 25 Oct 2024 Women Contenders for 4 Deserts Ultramarathon Champion 2024

  See who's in the running to be the 4 Deserts Ultramarathon Champion 2024 in the women's division.

• 17 Oct 2024 The Best Ever!

  4 Deserts Grand Slam Plus Competitor Sal Powell recaps her experience at RacingThePlanet: The 20-Year Race in Jordan. Sal will also be competing in The Last Desert.

• 11 Oct 2024 Less than 50 Days Until We Sail to Antarctica

  Make sure all your Mandatory Forms have been submitted, and that you have started to prepare your equipment and clothing for the expedition. Go to the Competitor Area (top right of website) for all the details.

• 28 Sep 2024 RacingThePlanet: The 20-Year Race in Jordan is History

  The race concluded on Saturday in front of the Treasury building in Petra, Jordan. Congratulations to Filippo Rossi of Switzerland and Maigua Ojeda of Spain, the champions, and all the partiticpants in the race which celebrated 20 years of RacingThePlanet.

• 22 Sep 2024 LIVE from Jordan: RacingThePlanet: The 20-Year Race

  HAPPENING NOW - follow our Anniversary Race LIVE as competitors traverse the deserts of Jordan beginning in Wadi Rum and ending in front of the UNESCO-heritage site, the Treasury.  Follow the GPS Tracking, see Photos and Videos, and read the Blogs and Stage Updates.  Sign up for Breaking News to get the first news straight from the desert.