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The Alternative Elfstedentocht: Racing Climate Change

Marieke Lassche, 59, gets dressed before the start of the Alternative Elfstedentocht on January 25, 2019 in Weissensee, Austria. Lassche completed the 1986 edition of the Elfstedentocht in the Netherlands. The Elfstedentocht is a legendary Dutch speed skating race and a victim of global warming: it hasn't been held in 22 years; the longest such period since its inception. Beginning in 1989, organizers have held an "Alternative Elfstedentocht" race in Weissensee, Austria, where the ice is reliably thick enough to skate the grueling, 200km tour.

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The Alternative Elfstedentocht
Marieke Lassche, 59, gets dressed before the start of the Alternative Elfstedentocht on January 25, 2019 in Weissensee, Austria. Lassche completed the 1986 edition of the Elfstedentocht in the Netherlands.  The Elfstedentocht is a legendary Dutch speed skating race and a victim of global warming: it hasn't been held in 22 years; the longest such period since its inception. Beginning in 1989, organizers have held an "Alternative Elfstedentocht" race in Weissensee, Austria, where the ice is reliably thick enough to skate the grueling, 200km tour.