Recently, over 1,000 foreign runners participated in the Pyongyang, North Korea Mangyongdae Prize International Marathon. Held every year since 1981, the race only began accepting participants from outside North Korea in 2014, & the very next year, Laura Imkamp was one of those who traveled to North Korea to participate. The Shanghai-based German expat spoke to Korea FM reporter Chance Dorland to describe her experiences & what she learned while running the event.

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Recently, over 1,000 foreign runners participated in the Pyongyang, North Korea Mangyongdae Prize International Marathon. Held every year since 1981, the race only began accepting participants from outside North Korea in 2014, &amp; the very next year, <a href="https://twitter.com/lauraimkamp" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Laura Imkamp</a> was one of those who traveled to North Korea to participate. The Shanghai-based German expat spoke to&nbsp;<a href="https://www.facebook.com/KoreaFM/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Korea FM</a> reporter <a href="https://twitter.com/ChanceDorland" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Chance Dorland</a> to describe her experiences &amp; what she learned while running the event.
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Chance Dorland is a radio broadcaster & podcaster. Originally from the 1,000 person town of Woodward, Iowa,  he's lived in Boston, Los Angeles, New York, Germany, Colombia, Australia & South Korea. Follow his radio & podcast episodes for updates on news, culture & politics.

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