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Here's What It's Like to Crew Western States
“Tell Emily ... she’s not far behind Eszter.” These were the words Petter Engdahl, the 29-year-old Swedish ultrarunner, managed to utter at mile 50 of the Western States 100 on June 29, while his crew emptied his shoes of rocks and tended to a bloodied …