双语阅读｜世界上最艰难的5场超级马拉松

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Competitors take part in the 36th edition of the Marathon des Sables between Ouest Aguenoun n"Oumerhiout and Rich Mbirika in the Moroccan Sahara desert, one of the world"s most inhospitable climates, March 28, 2022.
2022年3月28日，在世界上最不适宜居住的气候之一摩洛哥撒哈拉沙漠，选手们正在参加第36届撒哈拉沙漠马拉松比赛。
Most people probably know someone who has run a marathon. Yet it"s a niche activity. Only 1.1 million people completed a marathon worldwide in 2018, or 0.01 percent of the global population. In 2022, roughly 116,000 people finished an ultramarathon in all of North America. Running an ultramarathon — any race longer than the usual 26.2-mile (42.2-kilometer) marathon — appeals to even fewer people. Yet some love to challenge themselves, tackling races that are not only long, but designed to be exceptionally difficult.