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Runners recount 'positive' experience at Moab 240-mile race despite weather cancellation

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Some runners completed over 200 miles before extreme weather conditions stopped them. "The big news is the storm," he said. "" (Photo: Brian Jones)The race started on Friday, welcoming runners from all over the world to experience hundreds of miles through the La Sal Mountains.

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