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    "editor1": "Australian Pat Farmer: An Australian woman has set a new world record for the longest run in a polar region after completing an ultramarathon in Antarctica.<p>Donna Urquhart on Friday crossed the finish line on a 1,312-kilometer run that started on December 15, reports Xinhua.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Urquhart ran up to 60 km each day in temperatures as low as -20 degrees Celsius in an attempt to set a new world record for the longest polar run ever completed, beating the previous record of 1,198 km over 19 days set by fellow Australian Pat Farmer.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>\"It's a bit surreal to be honest,\" she told the Australian Associated Press (AAP).<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>\"I feel like I need to pinch myself and then I'll wake up tomorrow and need to run again.\"<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>The mother of one from Melbourne trained for the attempt by running in a refrigerated container to prepare for the Antarctic conditions.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Urquhart used the run to raise awareness and funds for young girls in sport and, as of Friday, had raised 75,000 Australian dollars (50,139 U.S. dollars).<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>According to her fundraising page, the attempt took place at Union Glacier Camp, which is the only private seasonally-occupied camp site in Antarctica and is south of Chile.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>\"I'm just really proud to show what females are capable of doing,\" Urquhart said.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Urquhart will head back to Australia on Tuesday if conditions allow but told the AAP that she was already considering another ultramarathon attempt. <\/p>\r\n\r\n",
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