7/22/2023 0 Comments Download barkley ultramarathonAs you can imagine, with a 100-mile/60 hour limit a lot of the running is at night in pitch black woods up and down mountains. And there’s no prize money at the end if you finish the race. So, to recap, in order to complete the Barkley Marathons you must run ~100 miles in 60 hours with 60,000 feet of elevation changes through the woods of Tennessee across creeks and over mountains. A conch is sounded to signal one-hour until the start and then the race begins when a cigarette is lit by race director Gary Cantrell. There’s no official start time but it can go off at any time from midnight to noon on the designated race day. There is no prize money for winners or finishers. It is limited to 40 runners through a secretive race registration process that includes a $1.60 entry fee and requires runners to bring a license plate from their home state or country. Runners have 60 hours to complete five laps of about 20-miles for a total 100-mile distance that also includes about 60,000 feet of elevation gain through woods, creeks and mountains in Tennessee’s Frozen Head State Park.
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