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Old 04-24-2021, 19:15   #1
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Big Dog’s Backyard Ultra

There’s an old Stephen King novel written under his Bachman pseudonym called The Long Walk.
My teammates and I used to taunt each other with lines from the book during long training runs.

Never thought somebody would actually propose this sort of thing as an actual sporting event.
Insane.

https://www.bbc.com/sport/56720358
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Old 04-25-2021, 04:02   #2
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Interesting, thanks!
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Old 05-14-2021, 12:10   #3
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One of my favorites and thought of often on a Long Walk.
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