Not only did Fyodorov finish the marathon
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Not only did Fyodorov finish the marathon in high spirits, but he also wants it to be colder the next time he tries it. “I really want to organize the next Oymyakon marathon in January when the air goes down to -50℃ or -60℃.” he said.
Fyodorov is not the first person to take on a cold-weather athletic challenge like this. In addition to the North Pole Marathon, taking runners on an out-and-back tour from Russia’s Bellingshausen Station, the Antarctica Marathon is held every year in late February. A second Antarctica event — the Ice Marathon — has been held at -80F degrees south since 2006.
A visitor to The Silent Seed can open the door and then bang it with a loud noise. A few feet away, bending over his indoor flower bed, owner Jude Platteborze will never look up.
A light touch on his back, however, makes Platteborze straighten up with a wide smile, nodding. He makes them feel welcome without one word. He has to.
Platteborze, 31, who communicates through sign language, is deaf and hardly speaks. He usually uses a notebook to communicate with customers. He's just as happy, though, if the customers prefer not to talk, choosing instead to relax inside his store and explore the plants he's grown over years of self-taught planting techniques.
The Silent Seed opened a few months ago and was named after a poem his mother, Nancy Haverington, wrote about him when he was a baby and she realized he was deaf.
