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The Yukon River Quest – The Incredible Journey

This article originally appeared in last Saturday’s Globe and Mail and follow’s this year’s Yukon River Quest, the longest paddle race in the world. This is a great read.
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Written by Hayley Mick from Saturday’s Globe and Mail
WHITE RIVER. HOUR 52.
Ingrid Wilcox peers past the nose of her yellow kayak at a miraculous sight: someone waving [...]

World’s most extreme endurance races

A great article from Forbes Magazine. Written by Rebecca Ruiz.
Jerry Armstrong’s body began failing him at mile 75. The 30-year-old San Diego native felt tendinitis in both knees and severe ligament pain in both ankles, which caused his limbs to lock up. He struggled to imagine how he might finish the 100-mile ultra endurance race [...]