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Irish Man wins North Pole Marathon

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  • 12-04-2006 9:52am
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    Domer
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    Widely Acclaimed Irish Author wins 2006 North Pole Marathon

    On Saturday 8 April, Irish novelist Michael Collins led home a record 54-person international race field to win the 2006 North Pole Marathon.


    The certified 26.2-mile (42km) event, dubbed the world’s coolest marathon, took place at a temporary Russian North Pole camp in the high Arctic Ocean at the Geographic North Pole. Despite extremely challenging underfoot conditions, comprising soft snow and hillocks of ice, as well as temperatures that dipped to –23C, all fifty-four participants successfully completed the event
    (Source: http://www.npmarathon.com/html/press/200403.html)

    Check out Mike's own website at www.michaelcollinsauthor.com


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