The 2023 Barkley Marathons is Underway
The craziest event in trail running began Tuesday morning in Tennessee's Frozen Head State Park
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Meet Frozen Ed, The Barkley Marathons’ First Finisher.
Since its inception in 1986, few participants have finished the Barkley Marathons. Ed Furtaw was the first.
The Good, the Bad, and the Barkley
The Barkley Marathons got weird this year. We tracked down stories from seven runners, from virgins to veterans.
How Jasmin Paris Conquered the Barkley Marathons “Fun Run”
The runner from the UK became the first woman since 2013 to complete three loops of the infamous Barkley course.
Seeking Novelty in the Familiar
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No Finishers
The Barkley Marathons won again. Both 2018 and 2019 saw no finishers and some are starting to wonder if it's become an unbeatable race.
No Finishers
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The Art of Suffering
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The Art of Suffering
What it takes to survive the infamous 100-mile Barkley Marathons in the unforgiving mountains of Frozen Head State Park, Tennessee. PHOTOS BY HOWIE STERN
You Can’t Stop Liz Canty
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The Race That Eats Its Young (Video)
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HURT, Barkley, Hardrock, UTMB: Jamil Coury and the “Slam of the Damned”
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How Runners Are Training for the Barkley Marathons
The Barkley Marathons is perhaps the most legendary, mythic race in American ultrarunning. Here's how athletes are prepping for it.