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Taiwanese ultra runner Tommy Chen placed second in the 185-km Lapland Arctic Ultra behind Mathieu Blandard of France. Chen ran for over 43 hours in freezing temperatures, fighting hallucinations from fatigue.
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00:00Taiwanese ultra marathon runner Tommy Chen has once again conquered the Arctic,
00:05taking second place in the 185-kilometer Lapland Arctic Ultra.
00:12I'm so tired.
00:16Chen hauled a heavy sled with all his food and equipment for over 43 hours
00:21to complete the race in Sweden at 3 in the morning on Tuesday.
00:25Chen slept for one hour during the race where temperatures reached minus 30 degrees Celsius.
00:31He fought symptoms of trench foot caused by dampness and hallucinations from fatigue.
00:36Chen finished four hours behind the winner, Matthew Blanchard, from France.
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