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A truly beautiful part of this world that tested the will and strength of many athletes.
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An early start and the 40 or so athletes were quickly spread out.
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Solid ground under the feet feels very good after 4km in cold arctic water.
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Beautiful weather greeted the athletes on the bike course and Morten Bie seemed to embrace it.
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Full focus on the face of Norwegian Sondra Runar Kjaer with a lot of bike riding still ahead. His overall time 16:01:59
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Beam me there already Scotty, and post haste please.
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Roger Hallstensen paid no attention to the media - as that was greatly appreciated. For Hallstensen this was a 16 hour 50 minute and 25 second day.
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With only about 40 athletes on course and no vehicular traffic in sight you are truly alone with your thoughts and nature.
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Stay aero all the time, even when no one seems to be watching.
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Ronnie Maas Pedersen on the way to 17th place in 16:48:53.
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Digging deep or stretching the back?
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The nature here is spectacular.
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Thankfully only 45km of running left after completing this 196km bike segment.
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If it were easy everyone would be doing it, but it surely isn't easy.
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You got to be kidding me, I thought the top was a lot closer.
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Sondre Runar Kjaer is approaching the end of a very long but very fulfilling day.
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Race winner Allan Hovda completely spent on the ground after finishing the race in 12:03:19.
