‘We trained with our snow shoes on beach sand’: SA’s Gordon-Bennett first woman in extreme Ice Ultra
To understand how extreme the event is, envisage first that each stage except the 15km fifth day is a marathon length or longer
08 April 2024 - 21:32
The South African team of trail runner Tarryn Gordon-Bennett — the women’s winner in this year's 230km, five-day Ice Ultra Marathon extreme race in Swedish Lapland in the Arctic Circle — acclimatised to their snow shoes running on a beach...
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