Messina, a French speech therapist working in Cambodia, came to Lake Baikal in distant Siberia to run a marathon across its frozen surface. French runner Véronique Messina, attaches tape to protect her face from frostbite, on the morning of the Baikal Ice Marathon. Baikal Ice Marathon participants run on the frozen surface of Lake Baikal, in Russia, in March, 2019. Aleksey P Nikiforov, founder of the Baikal Ice Marathon, on Lake Baikal. Runners celebrate after the Baikal Ice Marathon in Listvyanka, Russia.

Source: The Irish Times March 31, 2019 04:52 UTC