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2006 Antarctic Ice Marathon
The second 2006 Antarctic Ice Marathon & 100k were held in Antarctica on 13 and 15 December 2006, respectively. Results Marathon Thirteen competitors from eight countries took part in the marathon race and faced temperatures of -10C. At the halfway point Henri Alain D'Andria had the lead with a decent advantage on his followers Tim Harris and Karo Ovasapyan. D'Andria was able to keep his lead in the remaining half of the race and finished in a record time of 5:08.17 hours. Noelle Sheridan, the only woman in the competition also finished the event thereby completing seven marathons on seven continents in seven months, a new Guinness World Record for women. 100 km race Nine competitors from four nations started in the Antarctic 100k. Irishman Richard Donovan took an early lead and pressed hard over the first 25 km. Marathon winner Henri Alain D'Andria followed close behind. Over the next kilometres until the halfway point, the gap between the two widened to 40 minutes and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Antarctic Ice Marathon
The Antarctic Ice Marathon was established by Richard Donovan and Polar Running Adventures to enable marathon runners to complete a marathon on all seven continents. It also enables athletes to complete the marathon grand slam – a marathon on all seven continents and the North Pole. Runnings of the Antarctic Ice Marathon and race have taken place at 80° south just a few hundred miles from the South Pole at the foot of the Ellsworth Mountains. Participants are flown from Punta Arenas, Chile to the race location in the interior of the Antarctic and experience sub-zero temperatures and 24 hours of daylight while there. Results Other Events 2007 * 80 South Half-Marathon Winner – Mahe Bertrand * Wheelchair Marathon Winner – Tan William 2008 * White Continent Half-Marathon Winner – Frank Staples 2011 * 100 Mile Polar Centenary Run – Richard Donovan 2014 * Antarctic 10 km Winner – Phillipe Laurent 2018 * Women's 10K Winner – Annie Young * Men's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Antarctica
Antarctica () is Earth's southernmost and least-populated continent. Situated almost entirely south of the Antarctic Circle and surrounded by the Southern Ocean, it contains the geographic South Pole. Antarctica is the fifth-largest continent, being about 40% larger than Europe, and has an area of . Most of Antarctica is covered by the Antarctic ice sheet, with an average thickness of . Antarctica is, on average, the coldest, driest, and windiest of the continents, and it has the highest average elevation. It is mainly a polar desert, with annual precipitation of over along the coast and far less inland. About 70% of the world's freshwater reserves are frozen in Antarctica, which, if melted, would raise global sea levels by almost . Antarctica holds the record for the lowest measured temperature on Earth, . The coastal regions can reach temperatures over in summer. Native species of animals include mites, nematodes, penguins, seals and tardigrades. Where vegetation o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henri Alain D'Andria
Henri is an Estonian, Finnish, French, German and Luxembourgish form of the masculine given name Henry. People with this given name ; French noblemen :'' See the ' List of rulers named Henry' for Kings of France named Henri.'' * Henri I de Montmorency (1534–1614), Marshal and Constable of France * Henri I, Duke of Nemours (1572–1632), the son of Jacques of Savoy and Anna d'Este * Henri II, Duke of Nemours (1625–1659), the seventh Duc de Nemours * Henri, Count of Harcourt (1601–1666), French nobleman * Henri, Dauphin of Viennois (1296–1349), bishop of Metz * Henri de Gondi (other) * Henri de La Tour d'Auvergne, Duke of Bouillon (1555–1623), member of the powerful House of La Tour d'Auvergne * Henri Emmanuel Boileau, baron de Castelnau (1857–1923), French mountain climber * Henri, Grand Duke of Luxembourg (born 1955), the head of state of Luxembourg * Henri de Massue, Earl of Galway, French Huguenot soldier and diplomat, one of the principal commande ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tim Harris (runner)
Tim or Timothy Harris may refer to: * Tim Harris (Catholic bishop) (born 1962), sixth Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Townsville * Tim Harris (Anglican bishop), assistant bishop in the Anglican Diocese of Adelaide * Tim Harris (drummer) (1948–2007), drummer for The Foundations * Tim Harris (footballer) (born 1959), English football manager * Tim Harris (cornerback) (born 1995), American football player * Tim Harris (linebacker) (born 1964), American football linebacker for Green Bay Packers, Philadelphia Eagles and San Francisco 49ers * Tim Harris (running back) (born 1961), American football player * Tim Harris (South African politician) (born c. 1979), South African Member of Parliament * Tim Harris (Indiana politician), American politician from the state of Indiana * Tim Harris (soccer) (born 1961), U.S. soccer player * Tim Harris (biochemist) (born 1950), molecular biologist and biochemist * Timothy Harris (born 1964), Prime Minister of Saint Kitts and Nevis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karo Ovasapyan
Karo may refer to: Ethnic groups * Karo people (East Africa), a group of tribes in East Africa * Karo people (Ethiopia), an ethnic group from Ethiopia * Karo people (Indonesia), the indigenous people of the Karo Plateau in North Sumatra Languages * Karo language (Brazil), a Tupian language * Karo language (Ethiopia), an Omotic language * Karo language (Nilotic), a Nilotic language of Uganda, South Sudan and the DRC * Karo language (Indonesia), an Austronesian language spoken in Sumatra, Indonesia * The Kalo dialect of the Austronesian Keapara language of Papua New Guinea * The Karo dialect of the Papuan Rawa language of Papua New Guinea People * Karo (name), a list of people with the given name or surname Other uses * Karo Regency, a regency of North Sumatra, Indonesia * KARO (98.7 FM) a radio station of Oregon, the United States * Karō, samurai officials and advisers of feudal Japan * Karo-kari (honor killings against men is Karo) * Karo syrup, a US brand of corn syrup ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Noelle Sheridan
Noelle or Noëlle is the feminine form of the gender neutral name Noel. It derives from the old French Noël, "Christmas," a variant (and later a replacement) of nael, which itself derives from the Latin natalis, "birthday". Other nicknames and variations for girls named Noelle include Noèle, Noelia, Noeline, Noela, Noell, Noella, Noelene, and Noeleen. Given name People with the name include: Noelle * Noelle Barahona (born 1990), Chilean alpine skier * Noelle Barker (1928–2013), British soprano singer and singing teacher * Noelle Bassi (born 1983), American butterfly swimmer * Noelle Beck (born 1968), American actress * Noelle Freeman (born 1989), American beauty pageant titleholder * Noele Gordon (1919-1985), British Actress * Noelle Kennedy, Irish camogie player * Noelle Keselica (born 1984), American soccer forward * Noelle Kocot, American poet * Noelle Lenihan (born 1999), Irish paralympic discus thrower * Noelle Maritz (born 1995), Swiss football defender * No ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Philippe Moreau
Philippe is a masculine sometimes feminin given name, cognate to Philip. It may refer to: * Philippe of Belgium (born 1960), King of the Belgians (2013–present) * Philippe (footballer) (born 2000), Brazilian footballer * Prince Philippe, Count of Flanders, father to Albert I of Belgium * Philippe d'Orléans (other), multiple people * Philippe A. Autexier (1954–1998), French music historian * Philippe Blain, French volleyball player and coach * Philippe Najib Boulos (1902–1979), Lebanese lawyer and politician * Philippe Coutinho, Brazilian footballer * Philippe Daverio (1949–2020), Italian art historian * Philippe Dubuisson-Lebon, Canadian football player * Philippe Ginestet (born 1954), French billionaire businessman, founder of GiFi * Philippe Gilbert, Belgian bicycle racer * Philippe Petit, French performer and tightrope artist * Philippe Petitcolin (born 1952/53), French businessman, CEO of Safran * Philippe Russo, French singer * Philippe Sella, French r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hervé Taquet
Hervé is a French masculine given name of Breton origin, from the name of the 6th-century Breton Saint Hervé. The common latinization of the name is Herveus (also ''Haerveus''), an early (8th-century) latinization was '' Charivius''. Anglicized forms are Harvey and Hervey. Its Old Breton form was ''Huiarnviu'' (cf. Old Welsh ''Haarnbiu'' ), composed of the elements ''hoiarn'' ("iron", modern Breton ''houarn'', c.f. Welsh ''haearn'') and ''viu'' ("bright", "blazing", modern Breton ''bev''). Its common Celtic form would have been ''*isarno-biuos'' or ''*-ue(s)uos''. Recorded Middle Breton forms of the name include ''Ehuarn, Ehouarn, Houarn''. The name of the 6th-century saint is recorded in numerous variants, including forms such as: ''Houarniault'', ''Houarneau''; as the name of a legendary Breton bard, the name occurs in varians such as ''Hyvarnion, Huaruoé, Hoarvian''.''Bulletin Archéologique de l'Association Bretonne '' t. 4 (1884)p. 206 People with the given na ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gavin Melgaard
Gavin is a male given name originating from Scotland. It is a variation on the medieval name Gawain, meaning "God send" or "white hawk" (or falcon). Sir Gawain was a knight of King Arthur's Round Table. '' Sir Gawain and the Green Knight'' is an epic poem connected with King Arthur's Round Table. Gawain beheads the Green Knight who promptly replaces his head and threatens Gawain an identical fate the same time next year. Decapitation figures elsewhere: the Italian name Gavino is the name of an early Christian martyr ( San Gavino, Porto Torres, Sardinia) who was beheaded in 300 AD, his head being thrown in the Mediterranean Sea only later reunited and interred with his body. People with the given name People with the surname * Agnes Gavin (1872–1947), Australian actor and screenwriter * Andy Gavin (born 1970), American programmer * Barrie Gavin (born 1935), British film director * Barry Gavin (1944–2017), Australian rules footballer * Bill Gavin (1907–1985), America ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Kraus (runner)
John Daniel Kraus (June 28, 1910 – July 18, 2004) was an American physicist known for his contributions to electromagnetics, radio astronomy, and antenna theory. His inventions included the helical antenna, the corner reflector antenna, and several other types of antennas. He designed the Big Ear radio telescope at Ohio State University, which was constructed mostly by a team of OSU students and was used to carry out the Ohio Sky Survey. Kraus held a number of patents and published widely. Personal Kraus was born in 1910 in Ann Arbor, Michigan. He received his Ph.D. in physics from the University of Michigan in 1933. In addition to his professional achievements, he also contributed to amateur radio. His father was scientist Edward Henry Kraus. Before World War II Kraus developed antennas including the corner reflector and W8JK close-spaced array. He also helped construct and operate the University of Michigan 100-ton cyclotron, then the world's most powerfu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mike Nixon (runner)
Michael Regis Nixon (November 21, 1911 – September 22, 2000) was an American football player, coach and scout who spent close to a half-century connected to the game. His most prominent positions were as head coach of the National Football League (NFL)'s Washington Redskins and Pittsburgh Steelers. Early life The son of an immigrant coal miner, Mike was born and raised in the Pittsburgh area community of Masontown, Pennsylvania and attended the University of Pittsburgh, where he played three seasons under the legendary Jock Sutherland, including action in the 1933 Rose Bowl. At Pitt, he won All-America recognition as a running back, while also working summers in the same coal mines as his father. He then advanced to the NFL, but played just one season with the Steelers in 1935 before entering the coaching fraternity at his alma mater the next year. During this same period, he also played third base in minor league baseball's Southern Association, while seeking othe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jim Wood (runner)
James or Jim Wood may refer to: Politics and government * James Wood (governor) (1741–1813), Governor of Virginia and officer in the American Revolutionary War * James Wood (New York politician) (1820–1892), New York politician and Union Army general * James Wood (Irish politician) (1865–1936), Member of Parliament for East Down, 1902–1906 * Jim Wood (California politician) (born 1960), member of the California State Assembly * Jim Wood (Arkansas politician) (fl. late 20th century), State Auditor of Arkansas * Sebastian Wood (James Sebastian Lamin Wood, born 1961), British Ambassador to Germany Sport * James Wood (footballer) (1893–?), professional footballer, who played for South Shields, Huddersfield Town and Blackpool * Jamie Wood (born 1978), footballer * Jimmy Wood (1842–1927), American baseball player and manager * Jim Wood (American football) (born 1936), American gridiron football player and coach * James Wood (South African cricketer) (born 1985), So ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
