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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.
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]
The backyard ultra or last one standing is a form of ultramarathon race where competitors must consecutively run the distance of 6.706 kilometres (4.167 mi) in less than one hour, which is a pace of 100 miles per 24 hours. The race is over when only one runner remains to complete a lap.
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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
Barkley Marathons; Bear 100 Mile Endurance Run; ... Cascade Crest 100; Cocodona 250; G. Grand Canyon Ultra Marathon; Grand Slam of Ultrarunning; Grindstone 100 Miler; H.
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