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This was not a sprint. It was a death march. The was so overwhelming that Don’s visual cortex began to hallucinate trees in the lava fields. He later admitted in his memoir that he prayed for a flat tire, for a pulled muscle, for anything to end the duel with dignity. But he did not stop.

However, the "painful" aspect of such a duel is not merely physical. There is a profound existential dread that accompanies elite competition. When two masters meet, they are mirrors for one another. They see their own strategies, their own sacrifices, and their own fears reflected in their opponent’s eyes. To lose such a duel is to have one's entire identity questioned. If I have sacrificed everything to be the best, and I am bested, then who am I? This mental anguish—the fear of being "exposed" or found wanting—is the sharpest blade in the duelist’s arsenal. elite pain painful duel