Dozens compete in extreme -58 temperatures to run marathon in Russia’s Yakutia

Dozens compete in extreme -58 temperatures to run marathon in Russia’s Yakutia

Dozens of runners braved air temperatures of around -50C (-58F) to complete a marathon in Russia’s Yakutia region on Sunday, 12 January. Oymyakonsky district is also known as “Cold Pole.” It is one of the world’s coldest regions with a permanent human population — its all-time lowest temperature was recorded as -67.7C (-89.9F) in 1933. Runners’ hair and eyelashes were white with snow and they drank hot water instead of cool for rehydration as th…

Marathon runners in Russia describe what it’s like to run in -58˚F

Marathon runners in Russia’s Yakutia region braved frigid temperatures for a 26.2-mile-long race that claims to be one of the coldest marathons in the world. Runners spoke to Reuters as they sipped warm beverages in -58˚F weather.

50 runners take on world's coldest marathon in Siberia - Canadian Running Magazine

In -50 C temperatures, runners at Sunday's Pole of Cold event were so caked in ice, they were unrecognizable The post 50 runners take on world’s coldest marathon in Siberia appeared first on Canadian Running Magazine.

In freezing cold of minus 55 degrees, dozens of participants took part in the marathon run held in Yakutia in northeastern Russia - the coldest inhabited place in the world. Participants completed the tedious route with barely recognizable through the snow and ice that covered their faces

Amidst snow, ice and extreme temperatures, 50 fearless runners ran the 42-kilometer marathon in Siberia, braving temperatures as low as minus 55...

Dozens of runners braved extremely low temperatures in the Yakutia region of Russia for a marathon through spectacular forests, with air temperatures hovering around -50°C. The Oymyakonsky district, also known as the “Cold Pole”, is one of the coldest regions in the world with a permanent human population. This climate is common in the region in winter, with the lowest recorded temperature of all time being -67.7 °C in 1933.