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7 marathons. 7 continents. 7 years.
Antarctica via Buenos Aires-Montevideo-Buenos Aires
February 21, 2005 by Mitch Lewis · Leave a Comment
On Monday morning, Mike and I boarded an Aerolineas Argentinas flight to the capital of Uruguay, Montevideo. We were both enchanted with the idea of visiting Uruguay and seeing how it compared to BA. We both thought it was a charming city. Built along the ocean with miles of beaches and a cute little old/modern [...]
Antarctica Marathon – Journey Day One
February 21, 2005 by Mitch Lewis · Leave a Comment
Where are you from? Why are you here? How many have you done before? Where were they? On the first night of our welcome reception, these were the typical questions we asked each other around our table in Buenos Aires, just two days before we would fly to Ushuaia and then sail to the Antarctica [...]
Antarctica – How the adventure started
February 20, 2005 by Mitch Lewis · Leave a Comment
So, how did I end up here on the way to Antarctica? I think it is pretty straightforward. In spring 2002, while still living in Stockholm, I decided I really needed to lose some weight and I needed to get serious about eating and exercise. At around that time I saw an advertisement for the [...]
Antarctica – Background and Travel
February 19, 2005 by Mitch Lewis · Leave a Comment
Buenos Aires was the culmination of an emotionally and physically exhausting couple of months. We had already decided to return to the US and I spent two weeks in late January meeting with Ericsson and other companies in the US looking for a new opportunity in a good location, interesting company and challenging position. At [...]
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