– It is something that is very fun, that you never want to do again, says Roberto Sembiante in a video from Reuters. Together with Paul Johnson, he ran 100 English miles, equivalent to 160.9 kilometers in just under a day. In total, the two Americans spent 23 hours, 22 minutes and 57 seconds on the distance, where they ran a round of just over four kilometers time and time again. – Normally, you learn a lot and grow as a person from things that are very, very difficult. But you don’t have to do it again, which is a blessing, says Sembiante. Johnson has over 300,000 followers on Instagram and has shared a lot with her followers on social media, both before, during and after. At the same time, he is ready for Reuters in his summary after the race: – It was the worst night of my life, he says, about the race that started on Thursday and ended on Friday. Check out the photos from the ultra race in Antarctica, where the Americans Roberto Sembiante and Paul Johnson ran 161 kilometers in under 24 hours. Price tag: Over NOK 200,000 According to the organizer, it must have been down to minus 25 degrees. The pictures from the race also show an occasional strong wind and the two also climbed around 2,000 meters of altitude in total. Only 15 runners took part in the race, where the registration fee was just over NOK 200,000. During the race, the runners could stop at a camp, where they could rest and get food and drink. Similar races have been held in the past and according to the organiser, this week’s race is the fastest time ever for a 100 mile race in Antarctica, beating the previous record by over an hour. INSTAGRAM: Johnson has shared a lot of content from the tour on social media. Photo: Paul Johnson/Instagram – Rather 50 degrees heat than minus 25 degrees Ultrarunning has received increasing attention in Norway in recent years. Two of the biggest profiles are Line Caliskaner and Simen Holvik. They have both, among other things, asserted themselves in the American ultra race Badwater, which is held in temperatures close to 50 degrees. – It is extreme to take part in such a race and be involved in performing. I probably would have managed to get through the race, but I wouldn’t have been able to perform in that temperature. I’d rather take 50 degrees than minus 25, says Caliskaner to news. She describes it as typical of an ultra race that Sembiante was left with the feeling of “never again” soon after the race. – And then it doesn’t take very many hours before you think: “Hmm, could I have done it better? Do I want to do this again?” It may be that that description applies well to this type of race, she says. Holvik refers to the whole thing as a “PR gimmick and a stunt”, but adds: – People like races where it is either extremely cold or extremely hot. Got a sunburn on the palate Holvik himself tells about the time he ran from Kristiansand to Sirdal in February 2021, spread over two day stages. It was then down to minus 20 degrees on the way up to Sirdal, where on the way he had to go into a shop in Tonstad to get all the available clothes. – I ended up with a children’s hat, which only had holes for the face and with a dinosaur figure on top. It warmed very well, he says, chuckling. DINOSAUR HAT: Holvik from when he ran to Sirdal in 2021. Originally he was then also going to run on to Stavanger, but a swelling in his calf caused him to stop. – I went to the doctor two days later. They said it was an incipient muscle breakdown due to the cold. When it is cold, the blood draws closer to the core. Then it doesn’t take much before you have some problems, he says. One person who has experience of running in Antarctica is Frode Lein. He took part in a 250 kilometer race in Antarctica spread over several stages back in 2016 and has taken part in a number of extreme ultra races. He points out that the conditions in Antarctica are now at some of their warmest during the year. At the same time, it also means that it is sunny throughout much of the day. Lein tells, among other things, that his whole mouth burned when he ate soup during the race in 2016. The reason: He got sunburnt on his palate. – The most challenging thing is the sun. It is so sharp, he says. Published 09.11.2024, at 16.33
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