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What I learnt about back of the pack runners from tail walking an ultra marathon
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Those commas are incorrectly used. Commas are used to separate dependent clauses (if I remember my English classes correctly, it's been a long time).
"Back of the pack runners" is (I think) a noun phrase, so should be hyphenated to indicate this.
Same with "tail walking".
Sure. I was using them as a mind breather, similar to how speakers make a break, when emphasizing. Comma seemed less cluttery than adding hyphens or brackets.