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Incredible run conquers New Zealand s toughest adventure race.
The Revenant ultra adventure race warns entrants, “Failure is the most likely outcome.” But for Ian Evans, not finishing the race this year, wasn’t an option. MIKE WHITE was at last weekend’s Revenant and watched a truly epic athletic achievement unfold. The wind came from nowhere. Ian Evans barely noticed it at first, as he huddled inside the tent at race headquarters, just before 11pm on Saturday. By then, he’d been running for 42 hours and 150km, surviving temperatures that hit 30 degrees, and vicious terrain that had long ago destroyed all other competitors.