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In the toughest Arctic marathon, Extreme Crew faced his limits.
MBC's "Extreme 84," which aired on the 25th, showed the extreme crew making its final challenge in the "final king" Arctic marathon. The three men, Gian 84, Kwon Hwa-woon and Gangnam, compete with their own goals, but they raised tensions due to unexpected crises and repeated crises.
The broadcast broke its own highest ratings again, recording 2054 viewership of 2.6% and household viewership of 5.2%, which are key indicators of channel competitiveness reflecting changes in the media consumption environment. In particular, after Kwon Hwa-woon succeeded in completing the race by enduring the pain without giving up to the end, the scene of shedding tears soared to 7.5%, leaving a strong aftertaste. (Based on Nielsen Korea's metropolitan area)
While Kwon Hwa-woon, who hit first place at the same time as last week's departure, was overtaken one after another on the icy course, the broadcast depicted Kwon Hwa-woon struggling with glacial hills and maze-like icy roads and being pushed to sixth place in an instant. Kwon Hwa-woon clenched his teeth and chased after him, but the gap with the leader was not easily narrowed.
However, as he entered the road section after passing through the ice and Dolsan Mountain, Kwon Hwa-woon began to chase the leading runners, saying, "I am a strong man on the ground." Kwon Hwa-woon made a surprising turnaround by retaking the first place after a beast-like run. Later, he focused only on running and reducing his words to widen the gap, but the Greenland runner, who fell behind in second place, again led Kwon Hwa-woon with tremendous speed.
What's worse is that the next course is an extreme course in which up and down repeatedly. Kwon, who was running at the speed of the difficult course to catch up with the first place again, finally stopped feeling abnormal in his physical condition at the 23km mark. The studio was shocked by Kwon Hwa-woon's first appearance, and Kwon Hwa-woon also seemed to be embarrassed by the crisis he experienced for the first time, adding to the sadness.
Gian84 started the race in the best condition of the three marathons he challenged in "Extreme 84." However, when I entered the icy course, I was mainly embarrassed by my condition, which was worse than the previous day, and I struggled by falling into a puddle and slipping. In response, Gian84 said, "Gangnam's fur has no effect. If I fail this tournament, I will pick all of them," he said, drawing laughter.
Gian 84, who calmly passed the Dolsan course, entered the road section and focused on pace control according to his strategy, saying, "I feel like the test range I know has come out." However, in the endless uphill and downhill sections, the stamina was quickly exhausted, and the viewers were astonished by the burning thirst and eating the ice. Satisfied with the freshness of the Arctic ice, Gian84 said, "The soil feels like crunch," adding laughter.
Gangnam, which started the race in last place, performed unexpectedly on the icy course. Passing past competitors quickly, jumping lightly over water holes and saying, "It fits well on the ice side," showed a reversal of the "bottleneck runner." However, Gangnam also struggled on the uphill climb of hell. In a course so harsh that the word "this is not a marathon, but a hike," the speed dropped sharply complaining of sudden leg pain, and whether or not to finish the race was also placed in the fog.
Kwon Hwa-woon, who chased again with overloaded legs, stopped again, and was quickly pushed back to fifth place. In the meantime, Greenland Runner crossed the finish line in first place, and Kwon Hwa-woon realized the limitations for the first time in his running life due to the muscle cramps he experienced for the first time in his life and his appearance that didn't go his way.
Kwon Hwa-woon, who collapsed in front of the finish line despite clenched his teeth, rose again with pain and succeeded in completing the race with a time of 3 hours, 45 minutes and 40 seconds to reach the final fifth place. Kwon Hwa-woon left a deep impression by shedding tears at his first crisis and upset but not giving up until the end.
Meanwhile, Gian84 was distressed, complaining of vomiting at 31km. As the buzz that has plagued Gian84 at every competition was repeated again this time, Gian84 complained of trauma, saying, "I think I can play quickly if it's not for the old sense." Looking at the runners running to be happy and not losing their laughter despite the pain, they try to calm down their stomachs, but they eventually collapsed and added tension.
While Kwon Hwa-woon survived the pain for the first time in his life and succeeded in finishing fifth, expectations are high on whether Gian84 and Gangnam, who eventually collapsed, will be able to overcome the extreme course and succeed in completing the race. MBC's Extreme 84 airs every Sunday night at 9:10 p.m.
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