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.
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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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