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Episode Six - Koryak Endurance Running in Kamchatka
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Exclusive - Murray on racing
Watch our exclusive interview with Murray and find out what it was like to train for the Koriyak Endurance Race
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Exclusive - Video diary footage
Murray demonstrates how cold it is in Kamchatka... with the use of his tongue!
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Preview - The athletes arrive
Preview: The athletes arrive and meet the locals.
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Preview - Local traditions
Preview: The athletes are introduced to some of the local customs.
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Preview - The competition
Preview: The athletes witness the competition for the first time.
Koryak Endurance Running
This week our athletes have been entered into a long distance race over frozen wastelands in Siberia.
The chopper drops them 400 miles into the wilderness to live with half a dozen Koryak herders at Reindeer Camp.
The boys are welcomed by chief herders Fyodor and Anatoli and a warming bowl of reindeer blood.
Koryak Endurance Running
The Koryak's spring festival race is 10 miles over hills, through woods and across unstable terrain.
Temperatures can fall as low as -30 and runners have to contend with deep drifts, compacted snow and frozen rivers.
Training and Rituals
Early on trainer Slava has his eye on Murray who seems to be the only one not fazed by running through the snow dressed like a yeti.
It's not long before our boys get a taste of just how dangerous conditions can be. Jarvis plunges through the ice into freezing water and JJ twists his ankle badly in the snow. Unfortunately JJ's ankle doesn't heal quickly enough so he's out of the race but Jarvis is determined to make the start line.
Reeling from these events, the athletes take some time out to get involved in Koryak life. After coralling over 1000 Reindeer for the annual castration they try to hunt down something else for dinner.
With training over the athletes take a long and bumpy ride to the village of Khailino - in a Russian tank.
The Final Competition
After almost an hour, Murray hits the summit and amazingly takes third place from last year's winner Yuri. Meanwhile Ed continues to push hard, opening up a 20 minute lead over Jarvis and Wolé.
As they reach the final quarter, Ed hopes to catch Murray in the woods. The happy hippy's made it to second place overall but has he got enough left in the tank for the final stretch?
On the finish line JJ watches for the first of the athlete to appear. Having lead the athletes from start to finish...
Murray is Last Man Standing in Kamchatka.
Ed comes in second amongst the athletes and Jarvis an unprecedented third. Wolé is fourth and a whole hour later Joey finishes the race, determined not to give up.
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Six intrepid athletes travel the world to compete against the most remote tribes on earth at their own sports.
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About Kamchatka
The Kamchatka Peninsula is located in the far east of Russia. It is littered with many volcanoes, all of which house little threat to the population. The inhabitants can barely recall a time when they have erupted.
The icy cold weather of Kamchatka means that there is little economic activity with fishing and crabbing taking place on the coasts and being the main income.
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I'm always going to think positive and hopefully that positivity will get me to the end of the race.
Murray - Series two athlete
Locations: Series Two
The journey for series two:
Ethiopia > Burkina Faso > Nepal > Brazil > Bhutan > Kamchatka > Philippines > Sumbawa > India > Papua New Guinea
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this is the first comment that i have posted but i am a big fan of the show and would love to know how to apply/audition for last man standing 2009.
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great episode last night, the guys are all doing really well, my fave is jarvis, not won an event yet, but hes fab..... joey needs 2 cheer up tho .......
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It was great to see Murray really 'in the zone' with an outstanding result. While it did look painful, he made it look like an enjoyable run.
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Hi coolk00nzb0y, as soon as we know anything about a new series of Last Man Standing and how to apply we'll publish details on this website.
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I was so made up for Murray winning event six, having been so close in two of the previous challenges. What a chilled guy he is! (brrrr) Great series.
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That was an amazing thing to actually beat locals at their sport. Hats of to Murray for that win. Ed's still my favourite to win the whole thing as he is pretty much good all round and he just doesn't give up. Who are your favourites to win the competition this year??
Loving it
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personlly e tomain parts that stuck out for me is hen mrry desides to have a shawer in the snow also when jarvis goes through the ice.i would like to see murry win but i think its in the bag for ed. murry is my fav because he is exstremly funny and is never down. who do u want to win????????????????
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seriously big fan of this show, it is incredible! really hope they do another series and publish how to apply! I've decided going on Last Man Standing is one of my life goals! I'd even stop being a vegetarian to immerse myself with the tribes and the experience as a whole. My 2 fav atheltes this series are Ed & Murray, great lads who seem like a laugh with amazing determination and good old English grit! Looking at the events to come though I'd say that Wole could come back strong with some of the combat events.. Should be a close finish though! Hendo
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love the show woz a big fan of brad in the 1st series and loving this 1 even more, i hear there isnt going to be a series three tho i hope the producers decide to change tere minds because ide love to audition, i also hear theres going to b a similor series called chicken if this is true can i please get some info on it and how to apply, thanks
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Hi babyj22 we have no news on a third series of Last Man Standing but I can confirm the team are working on a new series called Chicken.
(http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2008/09_september/01/chicken.shtml)
We were looking for applicants but unfortunately that has closed.
Check this site for any future opportunities or check...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/showsandtours/beonashow/
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