Update - Saturday 10th April at 16.00 (GMT)
Competitors and organisers left the North Pole for Svalbard (Norway) on Friday 9th April. Most have arrived home today. A detailed international press release will be issued shortly.
Update - Thursday 8th April at 15.05 (GMT)
Men’s Classification North Pole Marathon 2010 Results
Pos Name Country Time
1 Joep Rozendal Netherlands 5.00.58
2 Rik Vercoe Great Britain 5.07.30
3 Yen-Po Chen Taiwan 5.29.47
4 Michael Stashin Canada 6.07.27
5 Luis Pallares Spain 6.21.15
6 Andrew Carnie Great Britain 6.39.01
7 Paddy Clark Great Britain 6.48.25
8 Matt Nicholls Great Britain 7.11.04
9 Brent Underdahl Canada 7.17.36
10 Mark Fell Great Britain 7.21.14
10 Zachary Reeder USA 7.21.14
12 Ben Boyne Great Britain 7.31.05
13 Jamie Cuthbertson Great Britain 7.37.02
13 Alex Pavanello Great Britain 7.37.02
15 Andrei Rosu Romania 7.53.58
16 Terry Harker Canada 8.09.02
17 Krzysztof Szachna Poland 8.36.07
18 Michael Langton Great Britain 8.43.06
19 Arnold Oliphant USA 8.44.24
20 Delbert Baker USA 8.48.12
21 Jason Bolton Great Britain 9.50.22
Women’s Classification North Pole Marathon 2010 Results
Pos Name Country Time
1 Emer Dooley Ireland 5.56.54
2 Julia Tizard Great Britain 7.31.05
3 Sarah Oliphant USA 7.48.14
4 Ivano Pilarova Czech Republic 7.59.56
Update - Thursday 8th April at 01.00 (GMT)
The last competitor has just crossed the finish line of the 2010 North Pole Marathon with Joep Rozendal of the Netherlands winning the men's event and Emer Dooley from Ireland taking first place in the women's race.
The start time of the 2010 North Pole Marathon was 15.00 (GMT) with weather conditions that presented considerable challenges to the runners. The wind gusted to 45km/hr which had an effect on both the temperature and visibility. Although the core temperature was relatively mild in comparison to last year's -37C, competitors had to endure wind chill that dropped to -20C. The wind also led to drifting snow which made for poor contrasts and drifitng snow on the course.
Competitors are due to leave the North Pole for Longyearbyen later today and a full set of results will be posted at this time. Everyone is delighted to have achieved their goal of completing a marathon at the top of the world.
Results
Men's 2010 North Pole Marathon
1st Joep Rozendale (Netherlands) 5hrs 00min 58sec
2nd Rik Vercoe (Great Britain) 5hrs 07min 30sec
3rd Yen-Po Chen (Taiwan) 5hrs 29min 47sec
Women's 2010 North Pole Marathon
1st Emer Dooley (Ireland) 5hrs 56min 54sec
2nd Julia Tizard (Great Britain) 7hrs 31min 05sec
3rd Sarah Oilphant (USA) 7hrs 48min 14sec
For Race Info: Please contact Richard Donovan
For Photos: Please contact Mike King
For Video: Please contact Pat Comer