Running 42 kilometers is difficult enough. Imagine if you had to climb 3,800 stone steps as well. Welcome to the Great Wall of China Marathon, one of the most difficult sporting contests in the world. A winning time in most marathons is a little over two hours. Salvador Calvo, who won this year's Great Wall Marathon on Saturday, finished in 3 hours and 23 minutes. Calvo, who is a computer programmer in Spain, signed up for the race just three days before the deadline. Calvo said this may have been his best performance in a marathon. This year the 450 competitors also had the challenge of running in temperatures above 30 degrees Celsius.
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