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Coffee and cake or an ultramarathon? Why people run to extremes

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Sally Beggs has been running for 10 hours. An ultramarathon, or ultra, is any running race longer than a regular marathon's 42.2 kilometres.

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More than 700 athletes took part in the events at the 2025 Grampians Peaks Trail 100 miler.
More than 700 athletes took part in the events at the 2025 Grampians Peaks Trail 100 miler.

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