Mike Pierce

Mike ran the inaugural Antarctic Ice Marathon in January 2006 and concentrated solely on the 100k (62.1 miles) on this occasion. Two or three times a week, he trained in a freezer in a cold-storage warehouse by either running in the 58-by-40 foot space or by cycling on a stationary bike. Mike, who comes from a triathlon background, even ran a full marathon distance in the freezer and his unusual training methodology attracted the attention of all the major US television networks and printed media. He succesfully completed the 100k in co-fifth position.