![]() ![]() Most years see no finishers at all in the race’s 60-hour time limit. Since its conception in 1986, only 15 runners have managed to conquer the merciless course – which features punishing sections with names such as Checkmate Hill, Little Hell, Rat Jaw and Testicle Spectacle. ![]() This year, around 40 other determined runners from around the world gathered behind the race’s famous starting line, a yellow gate, with the same hope.īut finishing the Barkley Marathons is an anomaly. Want to see your questions answered? Email us – or you can call our listener line (50) and leave a voicemail, and your question might be answered on a future episode.Bygdell made her final preparations, packing clothes and food, and honed in on her goal of finishing the annual 100-mile ultra endurance challenge. After being hit with a 1% Recovery post Barkley, John shares some of his key recovery techniques and what he’s learned about his body by using WHOOP. John sits down with WHOOP Founder & CEO Will Ahmed hot off the heels of his recent race finish this spring to share more about what it takes to prepare for the race and what it does to the body. The notoriously difficult and mysterious 100+ mile race has had only a handful of finishers since its inception, and WHOOP member and ultrarunner John Kelly has finished it twice, making him among the best ultrarunners in the world. There are marathons and then there are the Barkley Marathons.
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