Within a plan to participate in 6 races in less than a year
In the video, Al Kathiri is training at 40 degrees below zero in preparation for the "Ultra Marathon" of Antarctica.
Al Kathiri raises the state flag during his training in the Yakutia region of Siberia.
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Receives a certificate of appreciation from the President of the Athletics Federation of the Sakha Republic Anatoly Kerdszagasov.
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Citizen Ahmed Al-Kathiri revealed that he had set up an outdoor camp to train in temperatures below 40 degrees below zero between Moscow and the Yakutia region in the snowy Siberian desert, last week, in preparation for participating in the "Antarctic Ultra Marathon" next November, which represents the fifth out of six Races run in less than a year, each spanning 250 kilometers, indicating that he aspires to become the first Emirati and Arab runner to achieve this achievement.
Al-Kathiri, 44, told Emirates Today: “The map of upcoming entries in the (Ultra Marathon) races, which begins in April with the Namibian desert race, includes in its fifth stop participating in the (Antarctic) race, which prompted me to prepare early. For this difficult challenge, the establishment of a training camp in both Moscow and Yakutia, and exposure to training in temperatures as low as 40 degrees below zero.
He explained: “The schedule of the races in which I participate includes, with the ambition of achieving the first Emirati and Arab runner to run six (ultra-marathon) races in less than a year, each extending 250 kilometers. I will compete in the Antarctic Race Challenge next November, which prompted me to prepare early to adapt to Equipment and clothes, in addition to being exposed to the enemy in low temperatures, to go to Moscow, where I underwent four days of training in temperatures up to seven degrees below zero, and then to Yakutia, where I continued training for three days in temperatures that touched 40 degrees below zero. .
He added: “My accumulated experiences, whether in my participation in the (Marmom) race, the longest desert race in the world with a length of 300 km, or in the (Morocco Ultra Marathon), which ran for a length of 250 km, gives me the ability to deal with the upcoming desert races, starting with the station. The first in Namibia April 2021, followed by the Mongolian race in June, and a return to milder weather in the Georgia and Chile races in August and September. However, my lack of dealing with the snow and ice races, which is the first in my career in my participation in the (Ultra Antarctic Marathon), was behind my approach. To the snowy Siberian desert, to start early in the preparation stages.
He continued: “The curtain falls on my participation schedule by returning and appearing in the (Marmom) desert race, which will be held in February 2022, which gives me the ability to achieve my achievement by being the first Emirati and Arab runner to run six (Ultra Marathon) races in less than a year.”
Al-Kathiri noted the support and support he found during the camp, whether from the country's embassy staff or sports officials.
He concluded: “The President of the Athletics Federation of the Republic of Sakh Kerdzhasov invited me to participate next month in the city race of Bakutsk, which is the coldest qualified city in the world, and the temperature in it reaches minus 60 degrees below zero, in an additional station that will give me the ability to continue to adapt. Before my next participation in Antarctica ».
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