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  "id": 12765727,
  "title": "Coffee and cake or an ultramarathon? Why people run to extremes",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/coffee-and-cake-or-an-ultramarathon-why-people-run-to-extremes",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-08T02:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
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    "url": "https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-10-08/ultramarathons-and-trail-running/106947538"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Sally Beggs says she \"couldn't even run to the mailbox\" when she started running. Now she enters 50-kilometre ultramarathons. What compels someone to take on these extreme sports?",
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        "title": "Coffee and cake or an ultramarathon? Why people run to extremes",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/coffee-and-cake-or-an-ultramarathon-why-people-run-to-extremes-12766355",
        "published": "2026-10-08T02:00:00.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}