http://angelo-northpole-marathon.com/blog Angelo Henry's attempt in completing the Northpole Marathon for charity Wed, 25 Aug 2010 07:58:48 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en In all my travels to all over the world I have yet to experience the utter lack of service,poor attitude and the extreme unwillingness to go the extra mile,from any airline which can outshine SAA.Yet again SAA have not let me down and continue to be the worst ,by some ... http://angelo-northpole-marathon.com/blog/2009/04/12/worst-airline-by-far-saa-wins-again/ Howzit Cape Town!!! Hello everybody from a freezing cold Arctic Circle.Today I feel literally on top of the world(where I am of course) as I have become the 1st South African and African to complete The Grand Slam as well as the 1st South African and African to run a marathon ... http://angelo-northpole-marathon.com/blog/2009/04/09/race-report-live-from-the-north-pole/ Well I'm here in Spitsbergen in Svalbaard in Norway within the Arctic Circle 2 and a half hours flying time away from The Top of The World,The North Pole.Wow!!!It's all systems go and I just want to get there now and run to the best of my ability against some ... http://angelo-northpole-marathon.com/blog/2009/04/06/30-degrees-and-rearing-to-go/ Hi Angelo, Best of luck and strength tomorrow, we're all rooting for you back here, enjoy the challenge and GO FOR GOLD! :-) Vicki http://angelo-northpole-marathon.com/blog/2009/04/06/go-for-it/ I am sitting at Oslo Int'l airport waiting for my flight to Longyearbyen,in the Arctic Circle and nervous and excited about the marathon tomorow.I fly to the pole tomorrow and run soon after we land.I've spent a lovely week(with little if any training)visiting with my children in the UK(son Kenny ... http://angelo-northpole-marathon.com/blog/2009/04/06/the-pole-beckons/ Well I'm in the UK and it's a Chilly start to Spring here with average morning temp's of 3 degrees.Still not nearly as cold as The North Pole. I must say I am not looking forward to the cold and am freezing in anticipation.  I haven't done any training whilst over here ... http://angelo-northpole-marathon.com/blog/2009/04/01/cold-off-the-press/ This is my first post and is dedicated to my border collie of 14 years who I had to put to sleep today as he was in a poor state of health.He was my best friend.RIP Mallow.It's 2 days until I fly to the UK enroute to Norway and finally ... http://angelo-northpole-marathon.com/blog/2009/03/25/mallow-rip/ Angelo runs the North Pole Marathon on 7 April 2009 –a marathon over the ice! Good luck Angelo! http://angelo-northpole-marathon.com/blog/2009/03/23/good-luck-angelo/