UVU North Pole Marathon 2012

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In April 2012 forty co

their way to the North

for the UVU North Pole

Here we document the

to run 42 kilometres on t

Ocean and the experie

to the worlds most nor

is where all the worlds l

converge and where we

willing to put themselv

agony and ecstasy of c

of the toughest races.

Train, Travel, Race and R

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The North Pole Marathon is a unique race.

The temperature, environment, time frame

and conditions all combine to create a

marathon like no other. The demands

on the athlete are such that endurance,conditioning, fitness and resolve are all

required in equal measure.

TRAINING


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PHASE 1.

ENDURANCE:OCTOBER TO DECEMBER

The marathon is 42 kilometres. The kesuch a distance is to get the muscles u

without compromising the joints. The

of ways to train for it and each athle

schedule and techniques. This is happroached the task.

From a standing start the athlete neede

three months training to run 42 kilome

Running three times a week over thi

runner aimed to cover the following d

Distance Goal Runs Per Week

WK 1. 2k 1k then 1k the

WK 2. 3k 2k then 2k th





WK 7. 13k 10k then 10k

WK 8. 15k 13k then 13k t






Just before the turn of the New Year

the endurance capacity to tackle 42 k

TRAINING

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PHASE 2.

CONDITIONING:JANUARY AND FEBRUARY

January and February can then be urunner condition their body for the No

to do this the mileage was reduced pe

RUN 1. 21k

RUN 2. 10k

RUN 3. 30k

On the final run of January and Februup to 42k.

The unique conditions of the North Po

The Cold

The Snow and Ice

The Sleep Deprivation

COLDThe North Pole Marathon can be run

fluctuating between -25C and -40C

feet, toes, fingers, nose and ears caestimated. The athlete used every op

in the early hours of the cold winter, as

zero temperatures were more likely.

SNOW AND ICEThe conditions under foot on a pola

been variously described as like run

sugar or in sand. The conclusive efferoad running where the strike path an

generally remain the same, on an ice

identical stride patterns or foot strik

therefore took every opportunity to ru

the ankle, knee and hip joints used to snow and ice. In simple terms if it is fr

icy the runner needs to be out there.

SLEEP DEPRIVATIONIt is common for the athletes to have a

in Longyearbyen, followed by a day o

cap before the actual race. This is effe

of daylight with disturbed sleeping pa

can start at 10pm or midnight, runninghours of the morning. To condition for

attempted the 42k runs in January an

midnight preceded by as little sleep asa gesture of defiance.

TRAINING

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PHASE 3.

FITNESS:MARCH

Having completed the condition training, the month of March is wh

can work on fitness and speed.

The following schedule for March wathletes performance and time dur

Fast = 12 kph

Steady = 10.5 kphEasy = 9.5 kph

03 / 03 10k Steady

07 / 03 Rest

08 / 03 Rest

09 / 03 16k Fast

10 / 03 Rest

1 1 / 03 50k Easy

12 / 03 Rest

13 / 03 10k Easy

14 / 03 Rest

15 / 03 16k Steady

16 / 03 10k Easy

17 / 03 Rest

18 / 03 35k Easy

19 / 03 Rest

20 / 03 10k Easy

21 / 03 Rest

22 / 03 15k Fast

23 / 03 6k Easy

24 / 03 Rest

25 / 03 25k Easy

26 / 03 Rest

27 / 03 5k Fast

28 / 03 Rest

29 / 03 8k Easy

30 / 03 Rest

31 / 03 8k Easy

01 / 03 10k Steady02 / 03 Rest / Travel

03 / 03 Pre-Race Briefings

04 / 03 Travel to Pole

05 / 03 NORTH POLE MARATH

TRAINING

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PHASE 4.

RESOLVE:

The North Pole like no other race

battle. The athlete will be faced wit

exhaustion and it will be their mental carry them home. Having successf

the endurance, conditioning and fitn

athlete gains confidence to know that

In early March by running 50k, they enRunning club and proved their resolv

coolest marathon on earth.

TRAINING

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A photographic essay of a stop over on the

arctic island of Spitsbergen, the largest andonly permanently populated island of the

Svalbard archipelago in Norway.

TRAVEL TO THENORTH POLE

A STOP OVER INSPITSBERGEN


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TRAVEL TO THE NORTH POLE A STOP OVER IN SPITSBERGEN

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Via Oslo, Tromso, Longyearbyen, Camp

Barneo then on to the North Pole.

TRAVEL TO THENORTH POLE


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The North Pole is 90 north. The ice

is three metres thick. The sea is three

miles deep. The nearest landmass is600 kilometres away and the nearest

human settlement 700 kilometres. It is

one of the most remote places on earth,

an unspoiled wilderness where naturecan simply take you out. You are in a

predators territory and as dangerous as

it is, it is overwhelmingly beautiful.

To get there an overnight stop in Oslo isrequired. A flight will then take you up

the spine of Norway to the Northern tip

at Tromso. Upon landing at Tromso youhave the first impression of the arcticwhite fullness. It is then a quick transfer

to another plane for Longyearbyen.

At Longyearbyen the cold hits you. I t is-20C. This temperature requires, base

layers, mid layers, two pairs of socks,

gloves, mittens, balaclava, hat, arctic

down jackets and arctic pants. Theconstant checking begins, have I got

this? Have I got that?

From Longyearbyen you are now in the

hands of the Russians. The Russianscreate a camp near to the North Pole

called Camp Barneo. The whole camp

will be in place for a matter of weeks.

To build the camp, the Russians firstparachute Special Forces onto the

polar ice cap. They immediately begin

to work building a runway on the ice.

This has to be strong enough to land aspecially adapted Jet. This jet takes you

from Longyearbyen to Barneo.

The Russian jet is a rhapsody of utilitarian

design. No windows, no In-flight movieor magazine and no hostess. It is simply

engineered to get humans to one of the

most inhospitable places on earth and it

does this in a muscular fashion.

On landing at Barneo yo

by the cold, the clarity

beauty of the ice, the b

the noise from the skid

and hospitality of the R

From Camp Barneo it is

ride to the Pole. This t

altitude of no more thaapproximately 30 minut

on an ice cap and is s

currents. On some day

or away from the pole bkilometres.

Finally at the Pole you w

first by the silence, thenand then by the sense

everything points south

compasses are all pointi


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TRAVEL TO THE NORTH POLE

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Photographic portraits of some of the 2012

UVU North Pole Marathon entrants.

BEFORE THEPAIN BEFORETHE ELATION

PORTRAITS PRE26 MILES


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NASOS KTORIDIS (CYP)6:34:38

GRAHAM GILLESPIE (AUS)6:37:54

BEFORE THE PAIN BEFORE THE ELATION PORTRAITS PRE 26 MILES

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VLADO STARESINIC (CRO)6:11:22

LARS SAMO TOBIASSEN (GRL)6:20:28


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PETER JENSEN (DEN)6:36:02

CARL PHILIPS (USA)8:47:34


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This is it.

THE UVUNORTH POLE

MARATHON 201226 MILES / -30C


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THE UVU NORTH POLE MARATHON 2012

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To complete the North Pole Marathon the mind has to

be Captain over the body. The body will want to shutdown. The mind will need to keep it going.

The mind during the race will be in perpetual state of

recovery and renewal.

This is one of the few times in life w

big picture is a hindrance. The minbody small achievable goals, the next

form, and the next pit stop. When ththese small steps this in turn nourishe

continues the cycle.

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The body during the race is in a

degradation. In-race recovery it cthe rate of decay by taking on board

penetration massages. Every athletefavoured form of fuel and their ow

in-race pit stops and massages.

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Weather at the North Pole can chaThis years race saw periods of oppre

cloud cover, but also the heavenly casunlight, challenging and inspiring to t

all competitors.


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When running in extreme environments attention to detail can be the differencebetween finishing and not finishing, between first and fourth. UVUs range is

exceptional in its attention to detail. An example is during the North Pole Maratho

2012, other competitors stopped several times to change garments, look at

watches etc, whilst features such as multiple venting seams, and external watchhousing meant I didnt have to. This allowed me to win by the tightest of margins

These are crafted by athletes, for athletes.

Dr. Andrew MurrayWinner 2012 UVU North Pole Marathon

4:17:08 - Bib No. 25

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Having just completed the most extreme

exercise in self-fulfillment. You will be

physically exhausted and emotionally wrought.

The urge for home comforts and warmthwill be profound. The desire to share your

experiences will be overpowering. The need

for kith and kin will be overwhelming.

A huge dose of all of the above will enable a

speedy recovery, ready for the next challenge.

RECOVERINGFROM...


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Recover ing from 4.19.38 Luis A lonso Marcos (ESP) Recovering from 6 .55.10 Jamie Har ri s

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Demelza FaRecovering from 6.06.36James Alderson (AUS)Recovering from 6.06.38

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Recovering from 6.46.06 Enrique Gomez Pamies (ESP) Frank RohdeRecovering from 6.36.22

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UVU have spent two and a half years

developing the Cold Weather Race collection

that helped Andrew Murray to succeed at theNorth Pole. This collection is now available at

UVUperformance.com

THE COLDWEATHER RACE

COLLECTION


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OLD RACE

ROUSERS 01

OLD RACE

OFT SHELL 01COLD RACE

MERINO

BASELAYER01

COLD RACE

MERINO

LEGGINGS 01

THE COLDWEATHER RACECOLLECTION

COLD RACE

JACKET01


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TRAIN

TRAVEL

From September 2012 a comprehensive collection of

performance apparel will be available from UVU to

enable the North Pole Marathon runner to;

Train, Travel, Race and Recover.

Design and Art Direction by FreshBritain

All Photography by Sammy Green

Except pages 58, 59, 64, 65, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75 courtesy of Mike King

RECOVER

RACE

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