On your marks, get set, freeze!
The world’s coldest inhabited (населенный) place, a northeast Russian village nicknamed the “Cold Pole,” hosted a race in sub-zero temperatures over the weekend.
The extreme race attracted (привлек) 16 athletes aged between 21 and 71 in Oymyakon, a rural locality (населённый пункт) in the Far East republic of Sakha, The Siberian Times reported on Monday.
“We wanted to make running in -45 C and colder more popular, and to show that athletes can adapt to extremely low temperatures,” runner Yegor Abramov was quoted by the local outlet as saying.
A thermometer reportedly read minus 52 degrees Celsius when the race began, and minus 48 degrees Celsius when the last runner crossed the finish line.
