Outlook: After the Race is Over

American athlete Suzy Favor Hamilton was tipped for gold at the Sydney Olympic Games in 2000, but she crashed out of her race, and normal life, in spectacular style. Australian extreme runner Dion Leonard survived a gruelling ultra-marathon in China. But a brown-eyed mutt he met along the way presented an unexpected challenge. Image: Dion Leonard and Gobi the dog Credit: 4DESERTS.COM/OMNI CAI