Irish man runs 4:17 mile across glacier in Antarctica
Paul Robinson, in freezing conditions and on ice, covers a point-to-point mile in 4:17 in late November
Amazing footage Ireland's Paul Robinson running the Antarctica Mile in 4 mins 17.9 secs. The event took place on 25th November 2017 at Union Glacier, Antarctica, and was held in conjunction with the annual Antarctic Ice Marathon. pic.twitter.com/vCEkA16kjA
— Richard Donovan (@RichardDonovan7) November 27, 2017
Brrr.
Ireland’s Paul Robinson, racing across Union Glacier in Antarctica, clocked 4:17.9 for one-mile (1,609m), a continental record, on Nov. 25. The race was held in conjunction with the Antarctica Ice Marathon.
The 26-year-old professional runner has a lifetime best in the mile of 3:54.77. The mile was point-to-point and measured using GPS satellite.
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Wearing long tights, a long-sleeve shirt with a singlet over top, gloves, a hat, sunglasses and white Nike Zoom Victory spikes, Robinson dashed across the ice with a drone following overhead capturing stunning footage. To make things tougher, it was a time trial as Robinson was solo.
According to The42, it took Robinson approximately 24 hours of travel – across three days – to get to Antarctica ahead of the race.
The temperature was approximately -20 C. The footing made the mile particularly difficult. “The snow was such that my foot was sinking two or three inches into it when I wore spikes,” he says.
Paul Robinson after historic Antarctica Mile . pic.twitter.com/pQovlwyRAy
— Richard Donovan (@RichardDonovan7) November 27, 2017
Crazy stuff! Ireland’s Paul Robinson ran a 4:17 MILE in Antarctica…100% on ice…for a new continental record ❄️?♂️❄️
Go ahead…complain about how cold it was on your run today ? pic.twitter.com/E9Umiz6lPV
— Coach Zem (@CoachZem) November 29, 2017
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