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The US flag flaps in the wind, as it undoubtedly did in many places across the US on July 4th, only at the South Pole it was lit by a bright moon with a lunar halo. Although there, too, they had a BBQ to celebrate festivities on the 4th, it wasn’t on an outdoor grill. Why not? (whisper…It’s cold down there!) However, the cold temperatures—well, at -42 °C, warm by their standards—didn’t stop IceCube winterover Carlos Pobes from completing a half marathon outside.
![half-marathon](https://res.cloudinary.com/icecube/images/w_750,h_497,c_scale/q_auto/v1608056130/news_attachment.file_.bd73995b13acaef9.68616c662d6d61726174686f6e2e6a7067/news_attachment.file_.bd73995b13acaef9.68616c662d6d61726174686f6e2e6a7067.jpg?_i=AA)
![moon1](https://res.cloudinary.com/icecube/images/w_750,h_497,c_scale/q_auto/v1608056129/news_attachment.file_.987e044a267a6603.6d6f6f6e312e6a7067/news_attachment.file_.987e044a267a6603.6d6f6f6e312e6a7067.jpg?_i=AA)