A must read article: http://www.chicagotribune.com/features/ct-sun-badwater-20100729,0,3326331,full.story
Classic stuff.
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Best article: http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2010-07-31/features/ct-sun-badwater-20100729_1_badwater-ultramarathon-mile-race
Excerpt: "Things stink; my spirits stink; I hate running; I'm no good at it and I'm probably going to die in the desert a week from today," he said.
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