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Photographs

2008

Alicja in a red fleece and goggles, her face and hood thick with frost, standing among snow-laden spruce.
350 mile in Alaska2008
A runner in a cap and red hydration pack crossing rippled desert sand, with a long line of camels strung out along the horizon.
350 mile in the Sahara Desert2008
The Dempster Highway under packed snow and ice, a loaded sled trailer at the roadside, spruce forest along both sides.
On the Dempster Hwy2008
A person in a yellow parka lying back on the snow at the edge of the frozen Arctic Ocean, arms propped behind them.
Arctic and I2008
An interpretive sign standing in deep snow, headed Inuvialuit Culture, Community Freezer and Niqinik Tuyaivik.
Tuktoyaktuk2008
A flat expanse of wind-scoured ice under a clear blue sky, with a low ridge of broken ice along the horizon.
Ice Road on McKenzie River2008
An articulated truck hauling a large trailer along the ice road on the frozen Mackenzie River, spruce forest low on the horizon.
Ice Road on McKenzie River2008
A dog team harnessed to a sled on packed snow beside wooden buildings, two people in red parkas standing by.
Immidiatelly after stopping me from the race the organizator started his holiday. Here fun with riding the dogsled2008
Alicja photographing herself in a mirror with a small silver camera, in a dark jacket, the skin under her eyes visibly swollen.
Photo take one hr after I was stopped from the race due to water under my eyes...judge for yourself if that can be a dangeres to my helath2008
Two well-worn black and red running shoes held up side by side, their soles and uppers caked with packed snow.
Shoes are wearing down2008
Alicja standing in a kitchen, mouth open mid-sentence, gesturing at a man in a blue down jacket who is holding out a grey kit bag.
I am taking my frustration on Kevin after I was pulled out from the race2008
A face entirely covered by a black balaclava and mirrored goggles, thin sub-Arctic trees behind.
Faced fully coverd during the 3rd day of the race2008
Sleeping bags in yellow and red spread across a floor with kit scattered around them, at an indoor checkpoint.
Sleeping at checkpoint2008
A night portrait: a headlamp above a face wrapped in a balaclava and hat, both crusted white with frost, only the eyes uncovered.
Running at night2008
A loaded sled with race number 304 photographed from behind at night, a figure walking ahead into the dark.
Pulling a sled2008
The Arctic Circle marker on the Dempster Highway, reading latitude 66 degrees 33 minutes north, with a figure and a loaded sled beside it and snow hills beyond.
Reaching the Arctic Circle2008
Alicja harnessed to a small wheeled sled on packed snow before the start of the 6633 Arctic Ultra, a Canadian flag on a pole behind her at dusk.
Ready for start2008
A lone figure running on a snow-covered trail between walls of spruce forest, under a pale sky.
I am continuing to do my long runs after I was stopped from the race2008
Alicja holding open a black jacket to show the lining, which is white with frost, in a warmly lit room.
Windstopper jacket covered inside with frost when reaching Fort McPherson2008
A woman in a cap and grey top standing on a suburban pavement beside parked cars, another woman at the open tailgate of a white car behind her.
Crew Eustratia2008
Alicja and a companion running along a pavement past a low building and parked cars.
Running with Kirstie2008
Alicja running along the shoulder of a wide road with a companion, shops and traffic behind them.
Running with Ira2008
A runner and two companions on the grass verge of an empty road, bare trees behind them in early spring.
2008

2009

A pack of runners racing on a red running track, a green infield and a long empty grandstand behind them.
Runners in Niger2009
An athlete at full stretch clearing the bar over a blue high-jump mat, spectators and an empty stand behind.
Athlete in Niger2009
A woman in a blue running-club jacket standing at an open car boot full of donated shoes, holding a printed sign reading Old Running Shoes for Athletes in Niger.
Donations shoes by runners2009
The open boot of a red saloon car packed full of white carrier bags of donated running shoes.
Donations shoes by runners2009
A man and a woman loading bagged running shoes into the open boot of a silver estate car in a car park.
Donations shoes by runners2009
Six runners standing together in a park in winter clothes, several holding up pairs of running shoes, cars parked behind them.
Donations shoes by runners2009

2010

The Algerian flag on a pole, backlit by the sun so the crescent and star show dark against the light.
2010
Alicja kneeling on a rug at a desert camp talking to a man in a white robe and turban, food and kit laid out in front of her, tents behind.
2010
A camel's head and neck in close-up against a dry hillside.
2010
Alicja standing on stony desert ground in a running pack, with the spires of the Hoggar Mountains rising behind her.
2010
Alicja sitting inside a tent holding up a photograph of three people, her race kit and shoes on the ground around her.
2010
Wind-carved rock formations rising from a desert slope under a pale sky.
2010
A stony desert plain running out to jagged volcanic peaks on the horizon, in the Hoggar Mountains.
2010
Alicja standing behind her red pack wearing race number 13 and a pink-brimmed cap, sand underfoot and a marquee behind her.
2010
Two women in white caps sitting on a rug in the shade of a boulder eating from bowls, packs and a bottle of Coca-Cola beside them.
2010
A night prize-giving: a person standing on a crate before a crowd, a man in Tuareg dress seated at the left.
2010
A runner in a headtorch standing beside a course marker flag in the dark.
2010
Alicja sitting outside a red tent in the desert holding a bottle and a food packet, her kit spread on a striped rug, other competitors behind.
2010

2011

Alicja running towards the camera along a wide sand-covered promenade, a railing running away on both sides.
2011
A runner on a paved path in a long-sleeved top printed Training for Arctic, bare trees and a low sun casting a long shadow.
2011
Two pale blue silicone wristbands printed Arctic Challenge, resting on snow.
2011
Alicja in a yellow jacket standing with another woman on the steps of a half-built blue and white house in the snow.
2011
Alicja in a hat and jacket handing something to a seated woman in an office hung with framed certificates.
2011
A large group posed for a photograph in a hall, some standing and some kneeling, several wearing headtorches.
2011
A red support vehicle marked Arctic Challenge parked on packed snow outside a building.
2011
A line of people in winter clothes walking up a snow-banked road past parked vehicles.
2011
The rear window of a red van hand-lettered Alicja or Bust, with Ali's Arctic Challenge, Ice Road 2011 and 360 km written around it.
2011
A runner crossing a wide frozen expanse in the low mauve light of a polar dusk.
2011
A night portrait in a yellow jacket, hat and face covering frosted white, a headtorch strap across the forehead.
2011
Looking down at a pair of running shoes standing on dark, deeply cracked lake ice.
2011
A figure hauling a black sled by a long line across a flat expanse of snow and ice.
2011
Alicja standing in falling snow at night in a yellow hooded jacket and goggles, snow gaiters over her boots, holding her gloves.
2011

2012

Alicja standing on a lawn on a single crutch beside a flowering forsythia bush, one leg held off the ground.
2012
Alicja racing across a wooden footbridge wearing number 218, another runner on the bridge behind her.
2012

2013

Alicja running along a road in a pink shirt and cap, smiling, wooded verge behind her.
2013
Alicja holding a banner reading 120-Mile Non-Stop Run Across LI in front of Montauk Point Lighthouse.
2013
Three people at the open tailgate of a red car at the roadside, one seated in a camping chair in pink compression socks.
2013
Two runners in pink crossing a town street at a pedestrian crossing, shops and traffic behind them.
2013
Three women in pink caps and shirts beside a red car with a sign reading 120-Mile Non-Stop Run Across LI, one giving a thumbs up.
2013

2014

A man sitting on the open boot of a silver car at the roadside beside a hand-made sign reading 120-Mile Non-Stop Run Across LI.
2014
A runner in a white shirt and number 47 on a park path, a drinks cooler and gazebo behind him.
2014
An older woman with white hair in a cream fleece and sunglasses sitting on a bench in the sun, raising her hand.
2014
A man in glasses embracing a woman in a pink hat and green jacket, both smiling, a road behind them.
2014
Two women embracing outdoors in autumn, one in a pink hat and green jacket, a man watching behind them.
2014
Two runners setting off from the open boot of a parked car in a shopping street.
2014
Two people close to the camera at night, one in a high-visibility vest holding a paper coffee cup, the other with an arm around her.
2014
A woman at the wheel of a parked car at night, turning to the camera, streetlights through the windscreen.
2014

2015

Alicja wading a shallow rocky stream with trekking poles, in a green jacket and red cap.
2015

Undated

Two runners coming up a wide street with a cyclist in a yellow jacket riding alongside them.
A satellite map of the Mackenzie Delta in the Northwest Territories with the winter ice road marked from Inuvik through Langley Station and Mallik Station to Tuktoyaktuk.
Alicja running on a park path in a light vest, hair braided, trees behind her.
A pink cap covered in handwritten names and messages, with a small photograph pinned to the front.
A runner at night in a reflective vest and headtorch, the vest flaring white in the camera flash.
Two cyclists in team kit standing together by the bike racks after the ride, numbers still pinned on.
A cyclist holding her bicycle overhead between two motorcycle marshals on a closed road.
A hand-painted roadside sign reading Thank You MS Bikers, propped among summer trees.
A cyclist holding her bicycle above her head at an overlook, a wooded valley spread out behind her.
A cyclist in blue and orange team kit climbing a road beside a rock face.
Alicja at a gate below Montauk Point Lighthouse in fog, both arms raised.
Two runners coming along the shoulder of a curving road, cars passing on the far side.
A man sitting on the open boot of a silver car at the roadside beside a hand-made sign reading 120-Mile Non-Stop Run Across LI.
Two runners on a pavement along a commercial street, one in green and one in black.
Alicja close to the camera in sunglasses and a pink cap covered in handwritten names, wearing a shirt printed I Am Running For.
A runner crossing an open park lawn between mature trees, a lake behind.
A radio interview indoors: a young man in headphones holds a CBC microphone towards a woman in a dark jacket.
Alicja standing beneath a signpost with arms pointing to the North Pole, Moscow, Tokyo, New York and Los Angeles with their distances.
Alicja at the end of the run below Montauk Point Lighthouse, in a shirt printed I Am Running for Breast Cancer.
Two runners approaching Montauk Point Lighthouse on a misty morning, a No Stopping or Standing sign in the foreground.
Two runners coming up the crown of an empty coastal road, one raising a hand to the camera.
Two runners on a road beside spring hedgerows, both carrying drinks bottles, one wearing a race bib.
Two runners in matching black shirts on a road shoulder, a white support car following behind them.
Three people standing arm in arm at night, the woman in the middle in a reflective vest and pink visor.
A night stop at the roadside: food laid out on a car boot, one person standing in a reflective vest and another resting in a camping chair.
Alicja resting in a camping chair at the roadside with her legs propped on a car boot, someone standing over her.
Three women posing at the open tailgate of a support vehicle at the roadside while a fourth person photographs them.
A runner breaking a pink finish tape outdoors, the tape streaming out on both sides.
Alicja running through a car park in a pink hat, orange and green jacket and pink gloves.
Two white sled dogs sitting on bare rock beside a settlement, low buildings behind them.
A blackened pot on a small fire between stones on open tundra, a set of antlers lying beside it.
A figure in a yellow jacket hauling a sled across snow between bare trees.
A line of runners with packs crossing scrubby desert towards a mountain wall.
A wide desert panorama of orange sand and gravel, vehicle tracks curving away towards a distant escarpment.
Alicja riding a red bicycle across the forecourt of a bicycle shop hung with bikes and a K-Swiss awning.
Alicja and a man standing with a red road bicycle in front of a Gotham Bikes van.
Clear blue lake ice photographed close up, long white fracture lines running through it.
Broken ice heaped along a shoreline under a pale sky, the horizon almost level with the camera.
The ice road running straight into the distance between banks of ploughed snow, under a deep blue sky.
An articulated truck on the ice road, seen side-on across polished blue ice with forest on the far bank.
A field of jagged pressure ice stretching to the horizon under a clear sky.
Alicja on a rock by the water in a red hat and green jacket, both thumbs up, icebergs floating behind her.