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FORTY-THREE-YEAR-OLD NEW YORKER CHRIS RICE, A

BANKING TECHNOLOGY MANAGER BY DAY, RUNS AN

ULTRA A MONTH, AND HAS COMPLETED MANY OF THE

WORLD’S MOST EXTREME RACES—WITHOUT MANTRAS,

ELABORATE FUELING, BIBLICAL VERSES OR COACHING.

HE’S AFTER WHAT HE CALLS “BEING OUT THERE.”

ALL IT TAKES IS AN ASTONISHING TOLERANCE TO PAIN—

AND AN OCCASIONAL REFUSAL TO SLEEP.

BY MARC BLOOM

ULTRAULTRA

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