Carl Byington

An outdoor enthusiast by nature who participates in a wide range of mountain climbing, trekking, and water sport activities as well as running. Carl started his marathon runnng career in 2002 with the Marine Corps Marathon in Washington D.C, but his running almost came to a permanent end when he suffered from a near fatal rock climbing fall in September 2003. The accident left him unable to walk for over 8 months, but after a couple of years of rehabilition and learning to run after his recovery, Carl ran his first long distance again in November 2006 when he followed the steps of Pheidippides in the Athens Greece Marathon. Since 2006, he has completed numerous mountain climbs, trail races, multi-day solo hikes, and additional marathons in Chile, Malaysia, and Australia. The Antarctic Ice Marathon will be Carl's sixth continent and he will be travelling to Antarctica with one of his best friends for the past 20 years, Nick. He plans to finish his 7th continent in Kenya, where he also hopes to be not the last one to finish:) Consistent with his mountain climbing heart, Carl intends to climb Kilimanjaro the week before he runs the Safaricom Marathon.