Dreams don’t die.  It’s not a Stop ‘n Done action, no Finish Line, no goal ribbon.  Old dreams feed the next Adventure.  Open mind.  Meditate, be prayerful.  Answer doesn’t seem plausible/completely impossible, OK.  OK to be scared, but – it’s never NO.

Call it out to the universe, an out-loud YES.  Important to hear yourself audibly, positively respond YES.

GROW, DREAM, EXPAND, ADVENTURE.

2 schools, a podcast & a radio interview – 2 weeks of fame.  Same for other runners who made the White Continent trek but…the Family’s moving on.  My Maniac brother Seth completed another marathon.  Next, Jorge.  A half by Emilio.  Life forward.

Personally, found myself stuck.  Not depressed, more stagnant – the ‘what’s next’ lull.  Guy caught between dreams.  Work.  Treadmill run.  Walk the dog.  Laundry.  Treadmill run.  Work.  Walk the dog.  Wednesday, trash day.  Antarctica was more than a ‘destination’ location.  Put a lotta energy into the journey.  Now that adventure, history.

Penguins vs Polar Bears.  Question came up in all 4 interviews: was I scared in my tent, in Antarctica.  Of polar bears?  Respectfully, I’d say no – wrong Pole.  Penguins at the South Pole, polar bears in the North.  Silly question, short laugh…but seed planted.  What if?

What if... all 7 continents AND both Poles, both ends of the Globe.  Another ultra, another xtreme adventure.  Travel to Yellowknife (Canada’s Northwest Territories).  Day later, 3-hour charter to Somerset Island in Nunavut’s Arctic North.

Northwest Passage Marathon.  Email & 2 calls to a guy named Tessum (currently, wintering in Quebec), trip-deposit wired (balance due next March).  Check, done ✅

August 2020.  Penguins vs polar Bears.  BOTH Arctics, crazy EXCITED!

Weber Arctic: The Arctic Beyond

 

The Northwest Passage Marathon is the Canada’s northernmost marathon and Nunavut’s only marathon! The race course covers 42 kilometres over the tundra of the high Arctic, and with the possibility of seeing muskoxen, polar bears, arctic foxes and more, the Northwest Passage Marathon is unlike any other. As part of a week-long adventure at Arctic Watch, this adventure welcomes runners from across the globe to experience the best of the High Arctic while completing a truly unique marathon. At 74° north, Arctic Watch is not only an incredible location for wildlife viewing but is also a unique and stunning landscape to enjoy on foot.

 

Located 800 km north of the Arctic Circle on the shores of the Northwest Passage in Cunningham Inlet, Somerset Island, Nunavut, is the most northerly fly-in lodge on earth – Arctic Watch Wilderness Lodge. Situated at 74° North and being a marine environment means the weather can change quickly – as much as 10°C in an hour. Normal daytime temperatures range from 8° to 14°C, and warm days can go as high as 21°C.