Pete Ripmaster is the most recent person to successfully complete the unfathomably hard Iditarod Invitational 1000mile winter Alaskan footrace from Anchorage to Nome. Temperatures at the southern start line this year were a balmy -50°C – when things get really serious it hits -60. To set his winning time of 26 days, Ripmaster moved for 18-19 hours a day. Only when he’d eaten his freeze-dried rations and taken care of his equipment would he burrow down into his specially designed sleeping bag for four hours of sleep. Then repeat.
So, relatively speaking, you haven’t got it so hard. Winter running at its best is about hitting those frosty roads, canal paths and trails and getting them all to yourself. Days are short, the light is low and the world seems to move at a quieter pace, making each outing ripe for reflection as much as running. The cold temperatures mean you need less water and you won’t sweat as much, either, meaning less kit washing when you get back home.
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