The current record time is 52:03:08 which was set by Brett Maune in 2012. More details on the event can be found in our race explainer. The test is made even more difficult by the fact that each competitor has to find books hidden around the course and tear out the page corresponding to their race number. It achieved legendary status following the 2014 Netflix documentary Barkley Marathons: The Race That Eats Its Young. The race, which typically takes place in the last week of March or first week of April, gives a small. Many Barkley Marathons fans were taken by surprise to discover that the race got underway around 8:30 ET Tuesday morning (and reports that it rained all night). That is five 20-mile loops with more than 54,000 feet of ascent, each loop starting and finishing at the yellow gate where competitors and support teams make camp. The 2022 Barkley Marathons have started, and John Kelly is back. The Barkley Marathons is regarded as one of the toughest races in the world and since 1986 only 15 different runners have managed to complete the full course. #BM100 - Keith MaWhat is the Barkley Marathons? for the past couple of years and spending his free time conquering FKTs and fell races (including the 2020 Spine Race).John Kelly decided not to continue to loop 4 and tapped himself out.
In more than 30 years, only 15 men have finished the race (Kelly being the most recent). (Runners receive new bibs at the beginning of each loop of the course.)
Runners must also collect specific pages (corresponding to their bib number) from books hidden on the course missing pages mean automatic disqualification. GPS watches are not allowed each runner is issued a Casio watch with very little functionality beyond keeping them apprised of how much time has passed. The race, which typically takes place in the last week of March or first week of April, gives a small field of runners 60 hours to try and finish five 20-mile loops through steep and unforgiving terrain, while using their orienteering skills to navigate the course, which is not marked. A post shared by Courtney Dauwalter is unusually early for the Barkley to start, and poor weather is likely to be an issue (there are reports that it rained all night).
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