BEND, Ore. (AP) — Remember in the movie "Forrest Gump," when Forrest runs across the United States on a journey lasting more than three years?

Tom Hanks' character seems to barely notice the mass of runners that begins to follow him.

It's the same for many ultrarunners runners who compete in races of 50 kilometers or longer. As their feet pound the trail for time spans of up to 30 hours and distances of up to 100 miles, they become oblivious to other competitors and the race becomes one against themselves — a torturous psychological battle to continue to the finish.

"There's always something you learn about yourself every time," says Jeff Browning, an ultrarunner from Bend who has won four of the seven 100-mile races he has entered. "It's like peeling an onion. You get down to the raw core of yourself."

Sean Meissner, an ultrarunner from Sisters, says the mental and physical highs and lows experienced during a race are extreme.

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