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Coach Martin Tighe is an educator in the Attleboro High School Network Program.

Since high school, Coach Tighe has endeavored to explore his own physical limits, while experiencing some of the most beautiful and dangerous places on earth.  In 1985 Coach Tighe visited Nepal and over a three month period of time scaled some of the more difficult peaks in the Himalayan region of Everest National Park.  Three years later, fulfilling another dream, Coach Tighe reached the highest peak of the Atlas Mountains in Morocco. In addition he has kayaked the white waters of Europe and North America, raced in numerous marathons in Holland, Germany and England, and continues to successfully compete in marathons in and around New England.

Coach Tighe will soon be on the starting line for an extreme running adventure. Global Expedition Inc. has announced that the world’s first competitive marathon race at the Geographic North Pole will take place on April 17th, 2003.

Martins' is always challenging himself. He will enter the Guinness Book of World Records by breaking the mark for miles run on a treadmill in 24 hours. Go the distance will take place on April 29-30, 2005.

 

         
         
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Martins' adventures:
North Pole Marathon Go The Distance    

 

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