article_snippet.sent: One of this year's entrants Duncan Erasmus, a 23 year-old software firm owner from Auckland who ran the annual North Korea marathon, told MailOnline MailOnline was aware of being constantly watched but said the atmosphere remained jovial.
article_snippet.sent: Speaking to MailOnline after the winners’ ceremony that took place in front of thousands of North Koreans in Pyongyang’s Kim il Sung Stadium, MailOnline described how MailOnline came second in last year’s 10km run.
article_snippet.sent: Back then MailOnline fainted due to exhaustion before picking up MailOnline medal, but MailOnline had no such problems this time round.
article_snippet.sent: One of this year's entrants told MailOnline MailOnline was aware of being constantly watched but said the atmosphere remained jovial .
article_snippet.sent: I only did the 10km run
article_snippet.sent: MailOnline added, ‘A lovely Korean woman in traditional dress gave me a porcelain vase, which was instead of the medals they gave out last year.
article_snippet.sent: he added, ‘At the marathon any interactions were fleeting.