![]() ![]() H: Yeah, back when you were trail running, you said you enjoyed it because running through the woods would take your mind off the pain of actually running. That means, it isn’t run on a paved surface. The Barkley, however, is also a trail run, kind of. The Barkley is an ultramarathon, which means it’s longer, much longer, than your everyday, run-of-the-mill marathon, which is usually 26 miles. M: Yeah, this is not your ordinary marathon by any stretch, as if an ordinary marathon isn’t hard enough. And let me be clear to right up front: I am in NO WAY interested in participating in this event. H: Several years ago, Mark and I found ourselves watching a documentary on Netflix about an absolutely crazy thing called the Barkley Marathon, and I’ve been fascinated by it ever since. This week’s episode answers the question: How in the world did Martin Luther King’s assassin contribute to the creation of the world’s most difficult ultramarathon trail run event? Outside magazine rocks, and this feature on Lazarus is AMAZING:.Another of Lazarus’ famous races, Big’s Backyard Ultra:.And this is the Runner’s World article about last year’s race (2019), in which nobody finished:.Runner’s World has several articles about the Barkley, not surprising.The unofficial Barkley website (also fan-administered) – go deep in the blogs here for some great info and insights on the race:. ![]()
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