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At $74,760 per runner, is this the world’s most expensive marathon?

At $74,760 per runner, is this the world’s most expensive marathon?

You have to watch out for ice cracks and polar bears, and many run in life vests. But so far, 534 people have completed this mind-boggling race.

Chris Wright

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If the agony of running a 42.2 kilometre marathon isn’t quite enough for you, why not spice things up by doing it on a moving ice floe in minus 30 degrees while watching out for polar bears?

That, in essence, is the pitch of the North Pole Marathon.

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