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The toughest race in the world?

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The Ultra-Trail du Mont Blanc is the ultimate runners' challenge: 103 miles and nine peaks in 46 hours. Duncan Craig overcame sleep deprivation, altitude sickness and cartoon hallucinations to complete the course. More than 1,000 others failed

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Mass appeal: It’s standing room only as the 2,600 runners converge on the centre of Chamonix for the countdown

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Under orders: Apprehension and excitement as the runners prepare for the starting gun

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Early lead: A lone runner, with the dramatic peaks of the Mont-Blanc Massif beyond

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Valley of death: Runners navigate some brutal terrain 50 miles in

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At one with nature: The course takes runners into areas inhospitable to all but the hardiest animals

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Sloping off: Cal (middle) pauses during a vicious descent

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Painfully beautiful: A runner summits the final peak with Chamonix visible in the valley below

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Pround moment: Blake (left) and Duncan at the finish

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