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Just for the record, the running team I highlighted all compete internationally as ultramarathoners, where they compete against other runners (and, in some races, skiers) and can win medals, awards, and/or cash prizes for placing.
Also, if you look into the running histories of these runners, you will see that they've proven their athleticism in a number of ultramarathons. I didn't confirm this for Kevin Lin, but both Ray Zahab and Charlie Engel are top-ranking runners in these competitions.
They do crazy things like running through the desert, the arctic, and rain forests.
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Knowing that death is certain and that the time of death is uncertain, what's the most important thing?
—Bhikkhuni Pema Chödrön
Humankind cannot bear very much reality.
—From "Burnt Norton," Four Quartets (1936), T. S. Eliot
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