Sunday, November 11, 2012

'The World's Toughest Endurance Challenges' highlights craziest races on Earth

Think you're pretty tough for completing that half marathon? Think again. The new book "The World's Toughest Endurance Challenges" highlights 50 insane ultra-endurance races that will put your half marathon to shame. In fact, they'll put the feats of your crazy, type-A triathlete coworker to shame, and make you think twice about complaining about anything for a very (very) long time.

The Great Wall Marathon is run along China's Great Wall and includes 5,164 steps, some of which are waist-high, extreme heat, and precipitous drops protected only by a handrail. "It is very hot--the heat can kill you out there," participant Henrik Brandt told the authors. Photo courtesy VeloPress, adventure-marathon.com.

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