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Marathon runners truly ‘hit the wall’ in China

Author: MSNBC.com: Health
18.05.2007

Marathon runners inspect the route for the eighth Great Wall Marathon, set to take place next Saturday, in Kuaihuolin, China, Thursday, May 17, 2007. Few other marathons compare to the grueling 3,800 steps up and down China's most famous symbol. In every marathon, runners talk about "hitting the wall" around the 34-35-kilometer mark. Here, it really happens. The first stretch of climbing the Wall comes just after the start, and the second stretch comes just where it should - near the end. (AP Photo/Elizabeth Dalziel)In every marathon, there is the psychological barrier of "hitting the wall." In the Great Wall Marathon, it really happens.



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