Teen Becomes Youngest to Finish Antarctica Marathon

Well, this will make you feel lazy: A 14-year-old just became the youngest person to complete a marathon on Antarctica. Yes, Antarctica.

Winter Vinecki, aptly named in this case, finished the Antarctica Marathon on March 30 in 4:49:45, which put her in third place for the women's race, Runner's World reported. That's more than four hours of running in 22-degree (Fahrenheit) weather.

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Andrea Thompson is an associate editor at Scientific American, where she covers sustainability, energy and the environment. Prior to that, she was a senior writer covering climate science at Climate Central and a reporter and editor at Live Science, where she primarily covered Earth science and the environment. She holds a graduate degree in science health and environmental reporting from New York University, as well as a bachelor of science and and masters of science in atmospheric chemistry from the Georgia Institute of Technology.