60 rivals from 20 international locations participated The winner was the Irishman Sean Tobin His mark was a file: 2 hours and 53 minutes
If to run a marathon it’s important to put plenty of braveness into it, think about doing it with snow and temperatures under zero. This is what occurred this week within the Antarctic Ice Marathon, which was received by the Irishman Sean Tobin.
The occasion, which was celebrating its seventeenth version, passed off on Wednesday at Union Glacier, with the participation of greater than 60 rivals from 20 international locations.
The organizers describe it as “the southernmost marathon on Earth”.
Tobin, 28, ran the standard marathon distance of 42.195 kilometers in 2 hours and 53 minutes.
“You simply sink into the snow… I actually had no legs one time,” Tobin stated after ending.
Race director Richard Donovan stated Tobin had clocked “the quickest marathon ever run in Antarctica.”
“I’ve by no means seen something prefer it, to have the ability to run that quick in these sorts of situations,” he stated. “It’s like working within the sand.”
Becca Pizzi of the United States received the ladies’s race with a time of 4:24.15.