Treacherous footing, frigid temperatures, and frozen lakes marked Stage 3 of the Ice Ultra. Read on for the results and race report!

The runners traversed over sixteen miles of frozen, windswept lake with poor visibility – an extreme navigational challenge requiring mental and physical fortitude. This is where the toughest are forged. If Kabla was the hardest physical challenge, the isolating white out of Lake Karats may well require the most mental resilience. At the end lay Laxholmen, an island sanctuary promising warmth and a place to recover for those who could make it.

Tarryn Gordon-Bennet was once again the first female over the line, arriving at Laxholmen in 6hrs 46mins – further extending her lead of the overall Women’s race to a dominating 9hrs and 49mins. Tarryn’s pace has been unrelenting for three days now and nothing seems to be slowing her down. Second over the line was Emma Roper in 10hrs 20mins, with Olivia Keating and Jane Kelly hot on her tail, finishing in 10hrs 38min and 10hrs 45min respectively.

In the Men’s race Alex O’Shea further extended his overall lead. Alex reached the end of the stage in just 5hrs 53min, but it wasn’t plain sailing as George Bath was hunting him across the ice. George, who finished just five minutes behind Alex in 5hrs 58mins, will be looking to close in on the leader over the coming stages, and with brutal conditions, fatigue and poor visibility it’ll take the toughest just to finish.

Next up is Stage 4 – Sámi. Named after the indigenous Sámi peoples, who form the local race team and have excellently maintained this year’s route, the stage will wind over more frozen lakes, straddling the line between exposed mountain plateau and claustrophobic pine forest. Semi-nomadic Reindeer roam near Sámi villages, with the runners experiencing the beautiful but fiercely challenging duality lived by the local peoples that have called this part of the world home for thousands of years.

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