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First Sprint of 2025 is an Icy Plunge Into the Atlantic

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One of the first sprints of 2025 required a choice of a couple of outfits — festive costumes or bathing suits.

Spikes, bibs and singlets would probably seem out of place at the Polar Bear Plunge at Coney Island Beach in Brooklyn, New York on January 1, but the mission for the over 5,000 participants was clear: run fast.

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