Wendy MacKinnon

Winner of the inaugural Antarctic Ice Marathon in January 2006. Wendy won the Ice Marathon, a sister race of the North Pole Marathon and the southernmost marathon on earth, in a time of 6.33.30. She had previously run the London and Loch Ness marathons, both in 2004, and usually runs the Inverness Half Marathon each year. Wendy always wanted to travel to Antarctica and promised herself to do something physically challenging if the opportunity arose. With this mind, she learnt how to ski as she assumed she would end up pulling a sledge on the last continent. However, on reading about the inaugural Antarctic Ice Marathon, Wendy knew this was her ideal Antarctic challenge and signed up immediately. She now turns her attention to the opposite end of the earth and might be hoping for a repeat success.