North Pole Marathon Martin Tighe

   Martin Tighe is a UK citizen currently residing in the USA. Since his
   schoolboy days in Manchester, he has endeavored to explore his
   own physical limits while experiencing some of the most beautiful
   and dangerous places on earth. He has scaled some of the more
   difficult peaks in the Himalayan region of Everest National Park,
   summited the highest mountain in the Atlas range in Morocco,
   and kayaked the white waters of Europe and North America.

   As a marathon runner, Martin is certainly no slouch with an
   excellent lifetime best of 2 hours 26 minutes. He has raced in
   numerous marathons in Holland, Germany, and England and
   continues to successfully compete in marathons in and around New
   England, USA. Indeed, Martin enjoys competing in any form of
   running event from 5 km to the marathon, whether it be
   cross-country, road, trail, or track races.

   Martin is using this adventure as a learning opportunity for his
   students at the Network Program in Attleboro, Massachusetts USA.
   He is currently training in an ice cream freezer to simulate
   conditions and is certain to be a very tough competitor. We are
   delighted to have him on board.
 

Text Courtesy of North Pole Marathon Official Site.