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The military's toughest training challenges have a lot in common with outdoor sufferfests like the Barkley Marathons and the Leadville Trail 100: you have to be fit and motivated to make the starting line, but your mind and spirit are what carry you to the end. A Ranger graduate breaks down an ordeal that shapes some of the nation's finest soldiers.
Through. so these women really were keeping up with the men. what is the most challenging part of all of this? we're looking at pictures of the pushups and situps and they had to do parachute drops and get through helicopter attacks and so forth. >> that's true. 3% of the entire army has a ranger tab. this is something that is a real test and i think a lot of people wanted to show that they could do the 100 days or 62 days of tests. i think the hardest part is actually the mountain phase. a lot of students who have gone through it would say the biggest issue is endurance. because by day 62, if...