Twenty-seven runners from around the world recently ran a marathon on one of the most remote and icy places on the earth---the North Pole.
On April 8, 2011, competitors from around the world met at the North Pole.      
Runners flew to Norway from countries around the world.        The marathon was supposed to be held on April 7^th, but it was put off by one day because of a problem with the airport runway.       
The North Pole Marathon was organized by a man from Ireland named Richard Donvan.    
Since then, seven marathons have taken place and 188 people from 33 different countries around the world have taken part. He has also organized a marathon on the South Pole called the Antarctic Ice Marathon.
Canada had a runner in the North Pole Marathon. His name is Glenn Harkness. He is the director of the Boys and Girls of Hamilton.    Glenn Harkness called his raising campaign “On Top of the World”.
Harkness came the 11^th place, taking six hours and 18 minutes to run the whole 42 kilometers. The winner of the race was Istvan Toth from Hungary, who ran it in four hours and 54 minutes.

A. Donvan organized the first North Pole Marathon in 2002. B. He ran the race to raise money for the organization. C. A girl’s father ran for her at the North Pole. D. They ran on the frozen ice for six hours, facing temperatures as low as minus 32^○C. E. They had a trip in Norway. F. Several one-meter-wide cracks had opened up on the plane’s runway due to the cold weather. G. Then they all flew together from Norway to the North Pole.