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Author Hanc, John.

Title The coolest race on Earth : mud, madmen, glaciers, and grannies at the Antarctica marathon / John Hanc.

Publication Info. Chicago, Ill. : Chicago Review Press, [2009]
©2009

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Edition 1st ed.
Description 1 online resource (vii, 216 pages, plates) : illustrations
Note Includes index.
Contents The boy who walked to the zoo and ran to the ends of the Earth -- The last race on Earth -- Baby, we were born to run-- but in Antarctica? -- All feet on deck -- Going south -- English lessons, Russian rules -- The Drake Lake effect -- The madness of King George Island -- At a glacial pace -- Bicycle-riding grandmas of the Antarctic -- Southern discomfort, northern exposure.
Note Print version record.
Summary Chronicling the world's most difficult race through the eyes of one who ran it, this vivid and humorous memoir shares the adventures of inspiring contestants-including a wheelchair-bound runner and three record-breaking grandmothers-as they trek across the daunting terrain of extinct volcanoes, craggy mountain peaks, and the turbulent Drake passage, all in a quest to complete the Antarctica Marathon. Revealing the runners' struggles against melting glaciers and hostile skuas, the narrative also recounts their unique experiences with curious penguins and whale sightings. Spotlighting the people.
Subject Hanc, John.
Hanc, John.
Marathon running -- Antarctica.
Runners (Sports) -- Antarctica -- Biography.
Hanc, John.
Marathon running -- Antarctica.
Runners (Sports) -- Antarctica -- Biography.
Sport & Recreation.
SPORTS & RECREATION -- Track & Field.
Marathon running.
Runners (Sports) -- Biography.
Antarctica -- Description and travel.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Other Form: Print version: Hanc, John. Coolest race on Earth. 1st ed. Chicago, Ill. : Chicago Review Press, ©2009 9781556527388 (DLC) 2008029677 (OCoLC)228365476
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