A Romanian has won the toughest ultra-marathon in the world, held in Antarctic at minus 25 degrees Celsius.
Adriana Istrate has thus become the first Romanian winner of a ultra-marathon, going a hundred miles in about 24 hours. It is an enviable performance, especially since she had started training a year and a half in advance.
A banking consultant by profession, she has completely changed her life and wants to participate in seven marathons and 7 ultra-marathons, on 7 different continents. The athlete has announced that she will donate the money earned to care for children suffering from cancer.
Another Romanian, Andrei Roşu, held until recently the world record for the fastest time in which he had completed marathons and ultra-marathons on every continent, according to World Record Academy.