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"Trade in your walking shoes for some trainers next time you go see one&amp;#xA0;of the world&amp;apos;s most awesome wonders. Great adventures give you a lot to remember, but the greatest give you something to train for.&amp;#xA0;Adventure marathons and ultra marathons aren&amp;apos;t just for lifelong runners; they&amp;apos;re for anyone looking to put a challenge back into places that have become all too easy to see. Why walk the Inca Trail when you can run it? Who needs a walking safari when you can marathon right though one. And what&amp;apos;s the big deal about hiking one of the most dangerous mountain trails in the world when there&amp;apos;s a race that dashes right up it?The running events that follow all have one thing in common &amp;#x2014; they reconfigure the stage for the world&amp;apos;s most amazing destinations from being mere adventures, into the footraces of a lifetime. You don&amp;apos;t have to be a professional runner to enter, though some here would be challenging to the most adept athlete. You just need to channel the tireless spirit of Shackleton, a good pair of sneakers and, as Christopher McDougall&amp;#xA0;writes in Born to Run, &amp;quot;you&amp;apos;d better be fearless.&amp;quot;"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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