couple of weeks. She has been at McMurdo since last fall, but when
one of the physicians at South Pole had to go home for a couple of
weeks for family emergency before wintering over, Denise was asked to
be the replacement. Denise is from the U.S., but has been spending
the last few years traveling up and down the West Coast of New Zealand
as *the* doctor there. She had been training to run the marathon at
McMurdo last Saturday (this would have been her first marathon!) but
hopped on the opportunity to come to the South Pole instead. She was
already talking about going out skiing for a few miles out.
Incidentally, an IceCuber won the McMurdo marathon. He has been at
South Pole since November or December and won the around-the-world
race over new years where they set up a few-mile long course around
the South Pole. Every year, the winner of this race gets a trip up to
McMurdo to participate in the marathon. Aside from being already in
great shape to begin with, being acclimatized at 10,000 ft must be a
great advantage!
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