Polish woman wins Antarctic Ice Marathon
PR dla Zagranicy
Paweł Kononczuk
06.12.2016 12:13
A Polish woman has for the first time won the Antarctic Ice Marathon, running 40 kilometres in temperatures of minus 20 degrees C.
Photo: Ben/flickr.com
Joanna Mędraś, from the northern Polish port city of Gdańsk, braved freezing winds in extreme conditions to finish the annual race in 6 hours, 1 minute and 45 seconds.
She was 13 minutes ahead of the runner-up, America’s Laurie Koch.
Mędraś, who works as a notary, trained on beaches near where she lives. She started running marathons only two years ago.
She is now planning to compete in marathons in Australia and South America.
(pk)
Source: tvp.info