for the past couple of years and spending his free time conquering FKTs and fell races (including the 2020 Spine Race). 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.) on Tuesday in threatening weather conditions at the beautiful but forbidding Frozen Head State Park. Runners must also collect specific pages (corresponding to their bib number) from books hidden on the course missing pages mean automatic disqualification. Anne Francis MaThis year’s Barkley Marathons kicked off just before 10 a.m. 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. There is plenty of good information on Twitter and other sites during the race. I have done live updates of runners and results for years, but didn’t this year and probably won’t going forward. 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). The 2023 Barkley Marathons started Maat 9:54 am ET.
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