extreme endurance events

[twoeleven]

since some of y'all like this sort of thing:

Elfstedentocht: The famed, frozen race that may never return

It's 18 January 1963 and Leffert Oldenkamp is skating through the dark, freezing, foggy morning.

He has had next to no sleep, the temperature is a bone-chilling -18C, and the icy wind cuts through his clothes.

He is taking part in one of the toughest sporting tests there is - skating nearly 125 miles on uneven natural ice through the bleak, winter landscape of the Dutch province of Friesland.

Comments

[ivy]

Hah, you are correct, I do like that sort of thing. :) Thanks for sharing!

[twoeleven]

i can understand the drive to finish the race. it's the desire to start that i'm a little hazy on.

[threemeninaboat]

John's family did that skating.

[twoeleven]

that's pretty neat! now i understand where his insane bicycling comes from.

[ranunculus]

Hi, saw a comment from you in rebeccmeister's journal. Thought you might be an interesting friend.
P.S. I really like gladiolas as well. Not sure why I don't have any in my current garden.

[twoeleven]

Hi! I'm not sure what I wrote, but OK. :)