▁fourth ▁competition ▁took ▁place ▁on ▁November ▁ 3 0 , ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁in ▁Buenos ▁Aires , ▁Argentina . ▁ 5 0 ▁contest ants ▁started ▁the ▁race ▁in ▁front ▁of ▁the ▁Estad io ▁Monument al ▁Antonio ▁V es pu cio ▁Liber ti ▁s occer ▁stad ium ▁and ▁walked ▁day ▁and ▁night ▁through ▁dow nt own ▁Buenos ▁Aires . ▁As ▁the ▁days ▁went ▁by ▁and ▁fewer ▁people ▁kept ▁walking , ▁the ▁event ▁became ▁a ▁media ▁sens ation ▁and ▁by ▁its ▁third ▁day ▁the ▁remaining ▁compet itors ▁had ▁become ▁instant ▁cele brit ies . ▁People ▁would ▁ask ▁them ▁for ▁aut ograph s , ▁take ▁pictures ▁with ▁them ▁or ▁show ▁support ▁from ▁bal con ies ▁and ▁cars . ▁By ▁its ▁fourth ▁day , ▁the ▁E ME ▁was ▁featured ▁on ▁the ▁cover ▁of ▁Clar in , ▁Argentina ' s ▁biggest ▁s elling ▁newspaper . ▁ ▁After ▁ 1 0 2 ▁hours ▁of ▁walking , ▁only ▁two ▁contest ants ▁were ▁left . ▁Marcel o ▁Mu zy ka ▁and ▁Ivan ▁Lam as ▁were ▁walking ▁side ▁by ▁side , ▁and ▁were ▁willing ▁to ▁keep ▁going ▁for ▁as ▁long ▁as ▁their ▁legs ▁could ▁move . ▁After ▁careful ▁consideration , ▁the ▁organization ▁decided ▁their ▁sacrifice ▁had ▁been ▁important ▁enough ▁and ▁declared ▁a ▁technical ▁tie . ▁Both ▁were ▁awarded ▁with ▁a ▁first ▁prize ▁and ▁a ▁plane ▁ticket ▁to ▁particip ate ▁in ▁the ▁next ▁E ME ▁edition ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : End urance ▁games <0x0A> </s> ▁Et ienne ▁Reg na ult ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁governor ▁of