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Since its inception in 1986, few participants have finished the Barkley Marathons. Ed Furtaw was the first. 

The Barkley Marathons got weird this year. We tracked down stories from seven runners, from virgins to veterans.

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The Barkley Marathons is perhaps the most legendary, mythic race in American ultrarunning. Here's how athletes are prepping for it.