Starting on 27 April 2017 at San Clemente del Tuyú in Argentina, beside the Atlantic ocean, Richard Donovan averaged more than 55km per day, to finish 1800 km later at Playa Las Conchitas, La Greda, on the Pacific Ocean on 31 May. After completing transcontinental runs across North America in 2015 (5000K) and Europe in 2016 (3000K) Richard added the Trans South American Run to his list in the following year. The 51-year-old ultrarunner from Galway, Ireland, crossed the Andes at altitudes of more than 10,000 feet. “The most difficult aspect of the run was not the Andes, but the traffic in Argentina...

Jamie Ramsay had a good job but one that, despite promotions, did not fulfill him in any way. “The more I resented my job, the more my life started to become unhappy. I realized I needed to make some changes and Running the Americas was that adventure,” he says. His solo & unsupported adventure took him from Vancouver, Canada to Buenos Aires, Argentina, pushing all he needed (camping gear, cooker, food, water, clothes, shoes) in a baby stroller. Jamie crossed Canada, USA, Mexico, Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama, Ecuador, Colombia, Peru, Chile and Argentina before flying back...

Katharine and her husband David Lowrie are the first ones who ran the length of South America, unsupported, for its wilderness and wildlife.They had clear goals in mind when they set off for their 5000-mile project. On 28th July 2012, as the Olympic gun resonated through the streets of London, David & Katharine began their own Olympics. An epic journey to run the length of South America, the equivalent of 250 marathons in 15 months, through some of the most awe-inspiring and biologically rich ecosystems on earth. From Cabo Froward, the most southerly tip of the continent and the roaring...