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Why we’re obsessed with ultramarathons — despite the danger

On May 22 this year, 21 of the 172 runners taking part in the Gansu Ultramarathon died from hypothermia and eight others were hospitalized. The race, organized by the local government in Jingtai county in the Chinese province, was a 100km trail run through the high-altitude and exposed mountainous terrain of the Yellow River Stone Forest.  The Chinese government has since banned ultra races, and have held 27 race officials accountable for the deaths that

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