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Mawson's last miles
8.9 km
The last stretch home, alone, in Antarctica.
Under nine kilometres. The end of a month alone on the ice.
- It stands on
- 5 km
What it takes
Before you go.
- Recommended first
- The 5 km run
- Most weeks
- A run of about 45 minutes, in 7 of the last 8 weeks
- Weekly training
- About 2 hours on average over 6 weeks, with an hour of riding or swimming counting as 30 minutes
- Running itself
- At least 1½ hours a week
The story
In 1913 Douglas Mawson walked back alone after both his companions died. The last 5.5 miles ran from a food cave to the hut. He reached it hours after his ship had sailed. Source: Mawson, The Home of the Blizzard (1915).
The ladder
- 5 km/
- Mawson's last miles