INTERVIEW/Humbled by nature: Ultrarunner Tommy Chen learns to face himself in solitude
03/01/2024 11:45 AM
After topping the world in the 4 Deserts Race Series in 2016, Taiwanese ultramarathon runner Tommy Chen (陳彥博) could easily be considered a conqueror of nature.
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