Image shows Stephanie Case wearing goggles having crossed the finish line of the Antarctic Ice Ultra Image source, Peak Pixel Cafe / The North Face
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Stephanie Case is the first woman in history to run 100 miles on Antarctica

BySarah DawkinsBBC Sport Senior Journalist
  • Published21 minutes ago

Ultra-runner Stephanie Case has made history by becoming the first woman to complete an extreme 100-mile race in Antarctica.

The Antarctic Ice Ultra consists of 38 loops of a 4.2km course in the Schirmacher Oasis in Queen Maud Land, East Antarctica.

The 43-year-old ran alongside penguins and battled severe wind and temperatures as low as -35C - the coldest organisers have ever seen - to cross the finish line in second place overall in a time of 17 hours 31 minutes and 39 seconds.