Runner Who Won “The Tunnel”—a 200-Mile Ultra Through Darkness—Saw Faces in the Walls

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Runner Who Won “The Tunnel”—a 200-Mile Ultra Through Darkness—Saw Faces in the Walls
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“You’ve got to be a sandwich short of a picnic to give it a go,” reflected one runner.

in Bath—are truly “built different.” This year’s infamous race through the U.K.’s longest foot tunnel took place on March 31 through April 2.promises two days and two nights of utter darkness and “low level lighting in effect at other times.” “You will have 55 hours to run approximately 100 ‘out-n-backs,’ or 200 times through the tunnel, which is possibly the greatest mileage ultramarathon ever run 99 percent underground,” according to the website.

This year’s participants and finishers are still reeling from the challenge. Due to sleep deprivation and utter darkness, it’s common to experience hallucinations as the miles wear on, and one runner even claimed he went blind for part of the race. As Karl Baxter, who completed The Tunnel in 2021,

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