Meet Stephanie Case - the first woman to run 100 miles in Antarctica
Summary
Canadian ultrarunner Stephanie Case became the first woman to finish the 100-mile Antarctic Ice Ultra. She placed second overall in 17 hours, 31 minutes and 39 seconds, running in temperatures as low as -35C.Key Facts
- The race covered 38 loops of a 4.2km course in the Schirmacher Oasis in East Antarctica.
- Organizers moved the start to 1am Sunday because of severe weather.
- Four of the eight runners who started the 100-mile race finished; Case was the only woman to complete it.
- Chinese runner Yusheng Ni won, finishing 29 minutes ahead of Case and setting a new world record.
- Case said runners had to manage their pace and avoid sweating to reduce the risk of getting dangerously cold.
- Antarctica’s biosecurity rules and the risk of frostbite made bathroom breaks difficult, Case said.
- Case said backlash after she breastfed her daughter during an ultramarathon last year helped inspire her to take on the Antarctic race.
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