The Marathon Grand Slam Club is comprised of persons who have completed a distance of a marathon (26.2 miles) or longer on each of the Seven Continents and on the Arctic Ocean in the North Pole Marathon.
New members receive a certificate and t-shirt. To be eligible for membership, you must have completed a recognised marathon or ultramarathon on each of the continents, exemplify the spirit of adventure marathon running and be able to authenticate your claim for membership.
Grand Slam contenders do not have to take part in specified marathons to become members, but Polar Running Adventures recommends its sister race - the Antarctic Ice Marathon - as the most genuine marathon race for Antarctica. It is the only event on mainland Antarctica within the Antarctic Circle.
There are now more than 50 members in the North Pole Marathon Grand Slam Club.
CURRENT MEMBERS OF GRAND SLAM CLUB
Richard Donovan (Ireland), 14 December 2002
Brent Weigner (USA), 17 April 2003
Wolfgang Schwarzaeugl (Austria), 17 April 2003
Mary Ritz (USA), 17 April 2003 - Female
Don Kern (USA), 17 April 2003
Paul Ruesch (USA), 17 April 2003
Sir Ranulph Fiennes (Great Britain), 10 April 2004
Steven Seaton (Great Britain), 7 January 2006
Stevie Matthews (Great Britain), 7 January 2006 - Female
Mark Sinclair (Great Britain), 8 April 2006
Osy Waye (Great Britain), 8 April 2006
Gary Baron (Great Britain), 8 April 2006
Ginny Turner (USA), 8 April 2006 - Female
Clyde Shank (USA), 20 May 2006
Henri Alain d'Andria (France), 13 December 2006
Kym McConnell (New Zealand), 7 April 2007
Juergen Kuhlmey (Germany), 7 April 2007
Miguel Caselles (Spain), 7 April 2007
Dave Horsley (Great Britain), 7 April 2007
Karen Michelsen (Canada), 7 April 2007 - Female
Frank Staples (Great Britain), 7 April 2007
Mark Tointon (Great Britain), 29 May 2007
William Tan (Singapore), 19 December 2007
Roberto Liano (Mexico), 25 February 2008
Kenwynne Barber (Great Britain), 5 March 2008 - Female
Jurgen Heilbock (Germany), 1 April 2008
Hans-Wilhelm Hamke (Germany), 1 April 2008
Liubov Bleykh (Russia), 29 June 2008 - Female
Seow Kong Ng (Malaysia), 5 October 2008
Miles Cudmore (Great Britain), 13 December 2008
MJ Kim (South Korea / USA), 25 January 2009
Juan Antonio Alegre (Spain), 10 March 2009
Angelo Henry (South Africa), 7 April 2009
Fernando Ribeiro (Luxembourg), 7 April 2009
Bob Bundschuh (USA), 7 April 2009
Sarah Ames (Germany), 7 April 2009 - Female
Mariko Takano (Japan), 7 April 2009 - Female
Tom Djurdjevich (USA), 7 April 2009
Patrick Waller (Great Britain), 19 April 2009
John O'Regan (Ireland), 16 May 2009
Jacques Fox (Luxembourg), 15 December 2009
Delbert Baker (USA), 7 April 2010
Evgeniy Gorkov (Russia)- 16 May, 2010
Anders Pettersson (Sweden / Brazil), 23 May 2010
Stefanie Pettersson (Sweden / Brazil), 23 May 2010 - Female
Pushpa Chandra (Canada), 30 May 2010 - Female
Jorge Gonzalez de Matauco (Spain), 4 December 2010
Sarah Oliphant (USA), 15 December 2010 - Female
Arnold Oliphant (USA), 15 December 2010
Jon O'Shea (Great Britain), 15 December 2010
James Love (Great Britain), 8 April 2011
Richelle Turner (Australia), 8 April 2011 - Female
Mark Duncan (South Africa), 8 April 2011
Krishna Prasad Chigurupati (India), 8 April 2011
Uma Devi Chigurupati (India), 8 April 2011 - Female
Andrei Rosu (Romania), 18 June 2011
Krzysztof Szachna (Poland), 1 December 2011
Anand Anantharaman (India), 1 December 2011
George Nichols (USA), 2 December 2011