Alberto Cardenas

Alberto will be running his 30th marathon, covering all seven continents, when he runs the Antarctic Ice Marathon. Born and raised in Lima, Peru, he is 47 years old. Alberto started distance running when he was 29, after recovering from a knee surgery. He has since run marathons in Boston (twice), Chicago, New York City (three times) and Berlin, as well as the Comrades Marathon in South Africa. He has also completed races in Cajamarca and Lima (Peru), Osaka (Japan), Auckland (New Zealand), Miami and Orlando (USA), Santiago de Chile (Chile), Buenos Aires (Argentina) and Amsterdam (Netherlands), among other locations.