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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.
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
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]
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 ...
The Barkley Marathons is an unusual ultramarathon event that has been held annually in the park since 1986. Competitors are challenged to run a 100-mile (160 km) course in under 60 hours. Competitors are challenged to run a 100-mile (160 km) course in under 60 hours.
In March 2022, Paris competed in the Barkley Marathons in Frozen Head State Park, Tennessee. She completed a "Fun Run" of three loops, the first time for nine years that a woman had done so. [ 39 ] In March 2023, she was only the second woman ever to attempt a fourth loop; she completed loop four, however not within the time limit.
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Long before the first Backyard Ultra, in 1910, Eugene Estoppey (1871 - 1943) ran 1000 miles in 1000 hours. [1] The previous record was 615 miles. [2]Backyard ultras are the invention of Gary "Lazarus Lake" Cantrell, [3] who is also one of the founders and race directors of the Barkley Marathons.