Thrill-seeking runners take sport - and spending - to rural China

At dawn, high on the Qinghai-Tibetan plateau, a Buddhist monk in saffron robes chants blessings over limber athletes preparing to run 100 kilometers across sand dunes, rivers and ravines.

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At dawn, high on the Qinghai-Tibetan plateau, a Buddhist monk in saffron robes chants blessings over limber athletes preparing to run 100 kilometers across sand dunes, rivers and ravines. <div class="feedflare"><a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~ff/Reuters/worldNews?a=1Zfc6qYY0fY:eijjiFPFMyE:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Reuters/worldNews?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~ff/Reuters/worldNews?a=1Zfc6qYY0fY:eijjiFPFMyE:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Reuters/worldNews?i=1Zfc6qYY0fY:eijjiFPFMyE:F7zBnMyn0Lo" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~ff/Reuters/worldNews?a=1Zfc6qYY0fY:eijjiFPFMyE:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Reuters/worldNews?i=1Zfc6qYY0fY:eijjiFPFMyE:V_sGLiPBpWU" /></a></div> <img alt="" height="1" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Reuters/worldNews/~4/1Zfc6qYY0fY" width="1" /><br /> <br /> from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2PTk1HR<br />