World’s Toughest Endurance Races: Only 1% Finish 💪

These are the TOUGHEST endurance races in the world, where athletes need to push themselves mentally and physically beyond their limits. Taking place in some of the world's harshest environments, find out if you've got what it takes to complete some of the toughest endurance races in the world. 😳

⏱️ Timestamps: ⏱️
00:00 The hardest endurance races in the world
00:19 These races are iconic, but painful
00:38 Spartathlon
01:33 Dragons Back Race
02:22 Marathon Des Sables
03:17 Norseman Xtreme Triathlon
04:51 English Channel Swim
06:16 The Barkley Marathons
08:29 Strathpuffer
09:17 The Old Pueblo
09:31 Race Across America
10:27 Badlands
11:08 Ultra Trail Mont-Blanc (UTMB)
11:52 Ironman World Championships

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Would you want to race any of these? Have you already tried? ❤️‍🔥 Which one do you think is the most brutal? 😮‍💨

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