Reflections on Running’s Greatest Adventure

So about three weeks ago I sat in the same chair I’m sitting in now writing the first Antarctic blog entry to all of you.  A fire was burning in the fireplace, as it is now.  American Idol was on the TV, as it is now.  My dog Sparky was sleeping on his blanket in the corner…it is pretty much the same scene, except everything has changed.  We’ve been to the bottom of the planet.  We’ve run the hardest marathon course most of us will ever encounter.  We’ve seen a continent with a landscape that more resembles the moon than anything we’ve have here on earth.  And, maybe most important of all, we’ve opened the eyes and the hearts of quite a few more people to the mission of the Children’s Tumor Foundation.  That mission is to file the progressive disorder neurofibromatosis, in the history books beside polio, and the many other disorders and diseases the world’s scientists and researchers have collectively figured out how to manage or cure.

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“Running in Peanut Butter”

Carl Price said at times it was like running in peanut butter, when asked about conditions for running 26.2 miles in Antarctica. The NF XTreme Team is back from Antarctica.  More details and photos to come, but check out this article and video from OzarksFirst.com,  about Drs., Jose Dominguez, John Steinberg, and Carl  & Kathy Price.

Docked in Ushuaia

After several rough days at sea through the Drake Passage, the boat has docked in Ushuaia. Below is a picture of the team at the start line.