Link Of The Week

If you watched any TV at all this week, I'm sure you saw video footage of the poor marathon runner who slipped, fell and hit his head just as he was crossing the finish line. That's as hardcore as you can get - enduring the 26 mile race only to slip on a sponsor's slick logo at the finish line.  Marathons are run on pavement or concrete, and other than being slick if it is raining, there aren't many other hazards that the runners have to worry about.  This week, I read an interesting article about a marathon runner who is training to compete in a marathon that is about as hazardous as you can get - he's going to be competing in a marathon in Antarctica.  Yes, Antarctica. He's called Antarctic Mike, and he'll be running on snow and ice and will have to endure sub-zero temperatures.  To prepare for the temps, he's been training in a gigantic freezer.  You can check out his website at http://www.antarcticmike.com and read all about it. Once on his page, click on "Antarctic Ice Marathon" and you can learn all about the marathon.  Here's one interesting piece of trivia about the Antarctic marathon - one thing the runners won't have to worry about during the race is running into penguins.  The race is held so far inland that there is nothing that can survive in the area where the race is held.