To me, they are all giants.

This photo is a good metaphor of what I think about the competitors I went with or those I met at the Gobi March. In fact, every competitor to me is a giant. Even some of the volunteers are to me, giants. Competitors who join this competition seem to have a subconscious will of trying to test the theory of mind over matter. Walking 40km for one day is already a challenge to our physical limits. But this competition is 7 days and 6 nights, plus steep up-and-down mountain climbs, plus self-supported. The weight is not only the supplies they are carrying, but also the exhaustion, the injuries, and the will to reach the finishing line.