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"However, like most runners who brave the cold in Minnesota each year, I know that training in what sometimes seems an icy tundra really does make you stronger both mentally and physically.

I learned this firsthand through infamous “deep snow runs” while competing at the University of Minnesota. These runs were done on a golf course and at times the snow level exceeded my waist. A ten mile run in snow this deep left me utterly exhausted but well prepared for the most challenging of races. "

http://www.nyrr.org/races/pro/usa_di...ntoniovega.asp

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