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ULTRA-MARATHON
Ultra-marathons are technically anything longer than a marathon, and according to enthusiasts, they are extreme challenges that properly honour the memory of Pheidippides, the original runner who inspired the modern marathon. A professional messenger, Pheidippides died in 490 BC after bringing news to Athens of a victory at the battle of Marathon. Now, the distance from Marathon to Athens is about 42 km. 6.1. ____ It is surprising, therefore, that Pheidippides died, but what is less well known is that he had covered a far greater distance before that.Prior to his final, fatal mission, he had just run 140 miles in two days from Athens to Sparta to ask for help from the Spartan army; this was across a rugged, mountainous terrain. Then he had run 140 miles back again to Athens. Immediately after that, he had gone to Marathon to join the battle against the Persians. 6.2. ____ And there are now many different ones, all over the world, offering the widest range of experiences. There is the Jungle Ultra, a 230 km marathon starting high in the cloud forests of the Andes and then dropping down to a dense, humid struggle through the Amazon rainforest. Or, there is the legendary Marathon des Sables across the Sahara desert, based on a 350 km trek by Patrick Bauer in 1984. 6.3. ____ Similarly, competitors in the modern day multi-stage race have to take all their food and equipment for the week with them. What motivates people to put themselves though such an ordeal? Oddly enough, many amateur runners claim that ultra-marathons are easier than standard ones – instead of pounding relentlessly round a running track or along a flat road, you are in the open air, up a mountain or in a beautiful national park. 6.4. ____ Running among elephants and lions in the ‘Big Five’ marathon in Africa is about as different from sitting at an office desk as you can get. And finally there’s the food, which organisers in many ultra-marathons do provide, and in generous quantities. So much so the sports nutritionist and writer Sunny Blende has re-defined an ultra-marathon as ‘an eating and drinking contest, with a little exercise and scenery thrown in.’

A. It is this kind of feat of endurance that an ultra-marathon tries to re-create.
B. There was a chance to see some of the world’s most beautiful places.
C. This is well within the range of a competent and experienced runner.
D. There is also the complete contrast with everyday life.
E. He did the journey alone, without stopping at any villages or watering places.