Source Feed: The Globe and Mail
Author: Dave McGinn
Publication Date: August 26, 2024 - 06:00
At the Super Bowl of ultramarathon trail running, Canada’s Scott Cooper is ready to go the distance
August 26, 2024
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Scott Cooper had been running in the Rocky Mountains south of Calgary for 38 hours when he began to hallucinate.
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