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Mark adrenaline junkie heading to Siberia
7:00am Friday 3rd February 2012
AN ADRENALINE junkie from Mark is deep in training for one of the World's toughest endurance races.
Chris Darling, 27, is going to tackle the first-ever Siberian Black Ice Race in March with team mate Phil Taylor, 26, and said he is ready and raring to go.
He added: “Racing in the EWR Siberian Black Ice Race appeals to my extreme sense of adventure and I cannot wait.
“Taking part in the Adventure Academy in January was an absolutely amazing trip and I am now raring to go.”
The race will offer two distances, a 155-mile sprint or 379-mile marathon, and includes a combination of kite-skiing, mountain-skiing, cross-country skiing, running, walking and skating.
The multi-discipline race takes place on Lake Baikal in Siberia which is the World's oldest and deepest frozen lake, known for its treacherous black ice.