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The Barkley Marathons is an ultramarathon trail race held each year in Frozen Head State Park in Morgan County, Tennessee, United States.Described as "The Race That Eats Its Young", it is known for its extreme difficulty, purposefully difficult application process, and many strange traditions, having been completed only 26 times by 20 runners since 1995.
The Female World Record for a backyard ultra performance is 87 laps (362.5 miles (583 km)) set by Meg Eckert at the 2024 Backyard Ultra World Team Championship in Tennessee. [13] The second-longest distance is 74 laps (308.3 miles (496.2 km)) set by Jennifer Russo at the 2023 Capital Backyard Ultra in Lorton, VA. [ 14 ]
Big's Backyard Ultra is the original backyard ultra, invented by Gary "Lazarus Lake" Cantrell of Bell Buckle, Tennessee. Participants run a 4.167-mile loop every hour, and are eliminated if they fail to complete a loop in an hour. The path of the loop is on trails during the day and along a road after dark.
Gary Cantrell, known as Lazarus Lake, is an endurance race designer and director.His races include the Barkley Marathons, Big's Backyard Ultra, the Barkley Fall Classic, Vol State 500K, [1] A Race for the Ages, [2] the Last Annual Heart of the South, [3] and the Strolling Jim 40. [4]
Barkley Marathons United States: Bear 100 Mile Endurance Run Canada: Canadian Death Race Nicaragua: Fuego y Agua 25k,50k,100K & Survival Run United States: Grand Canyon Ultra Marathon Réunion: Grand Raid de la Réunion United States: Grindstone 100 Miler United States: Hardrock Hundred Mile Endurance Run Turkey: İznik Ultramarathon United States
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Later in the year, in a change to his accustomed distance and terrain, he ran a time of 2:26:50 at the California International Marathon. [20] In March 2023 Kelly finished the Barkley Marathons with a time of 58:42:23 for a second time. In March 2024 Kelly became the second three-time finisher of the Barkley Marathons with a time of 59:15:38 ...