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Cold weather running tights

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The one piece of equipment I'm missing for my North Pole outfit is the absolute best pair of cold weather running tights on the market. They would be used as a base layer for my legs (obviously)..Any recommendations? Please post a link to a place to get them if you can!

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Russians must not know about Earth Day...

Posted by baselbutt on 4/25/2007 | Groups: North Pole Marathon

The last afternoon I went for a walk and found what appeared to be a dumping ground... It was a little disturbing - my guess is that some garbage bags from the plane were strewn all over the place from the jet blast when the plane turned around to take off..

Should I send this one to Pepsi and Coke?

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Return to camp along the runway

Posted by baselbutt on 4/25/2007 | Groups: North Pole Marathon

This is the middle section of the course.. Hard and packed along the runway.

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Banner????

Posted by baselbutt on 4/25/2007 | Groups: North Pole Marathon

Thanks to JetFuel for the crop job... This is a picture taken at "noon" at the North Pole... Somewhere along the first section of the course.

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For JetFuelBurner....

Posted by baselbutt on 4/25/2007 | Groups: North Pole Marathon

On our way back to Spitsbergen, I helped the cabin steward clean up after the meal service and my prize was a trip in to the cockpit midflight.. Here is a shot of the AN-72 landing at the Pole..

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Another lap please!

Posted by baselbutt on 4/25/2007 | Groups: North Pole Marathon

The great thing about a multi-loop marathon is that you get to see everyone at least once..

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Any idea what time it is?

Posted by baselbutt on 4/25/2007 | Groups: North Pole Marathon

This was right after finishing the marathon.. Not sure who these people are (we all looked pretty much alike)..

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North Pole Marathon Start

Posted by baselbutt on 4/24/2007 | Groups: North Pole Marathon

Just before the start of the North Pole Marathon on April 7th. I'm crouched next to the woman in Red (she's racer #26, I'm #27...)..

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Banner???

Posted by baselbutt on 4/24/2007 | Groups: North Pole Marathon

Potential banner shot????

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Polar Reflections

Posted by baselbutt on 4/23/2007 on baselbutt's blog | Groups: North Pole Marathon

I've been back from the North Pole for exactly 10 days and have had a lot of time (10 days to be exact) to reflect on the experience.. It may sound corny and a little cliche', but my time at the Pole was definitely life-changing and is something I will carry with me always.

What did it for me was not the marathon and definitely not that crazy bike race. What made the trip special was the 24+ hours I spent at the Pole after all the athletic nonsense. For me, the trip really began when my bloodshot eyes opened on Sunday "morning" and my hangover was immediately cured by the heater in our tent cutting out at 4am. The temperature dropped from somewhere near freezing to something substantially below that within minutes.