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In a message dated 2/25/2003 2:09:43 PM Mountain Standard Time, steph@xxxxxxxxxxxxx writes:

> The World Championship for Endurance is slated for Dubai, UAE.  The final
> date has not been announced, but it is most likely that the competition will
> take place in February 2004. 

So, why isn't the "World" Championship for Endurance being held, say, in the Sierras, or Oregon, or the Big Horn Mountains?
    When (if ever) was the "World" Championship held in the USA?
    Curious (and uninformed, as usual.)
    ---Frank