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Lance Armstrong intrigued by ultra marathon, obstacle-course races

Lance Armstrong said part of him wants to run an ultra marathon or an obstacle-course race next year in an audio interview published last week.

“Part of me wants to go run an ultra, or find a 100-miler to run or go find an obstacle-course race that’s super challenging,” Armstrong said on Movember Radio, adding that the endurance world is “blowing up” in popularity. “Go try that. I think ’16 would be the year to do that.”

Armstrong, 44, received a lifetime ban and had his seven Tour de France titles stripped by the U.