This year thirty runners finished Loop 1, six runners finished Loop 2, and five runners finished Loop 3. If runners complete three 20-mile loops (60 miles/97 km) this is known as a “fun run.” The full course is five loops, about 100 miles (160 km), with about 54,200 feet of climbing, which must be completed in 60-hours. There were no finishers among about 35 starters. The 2022 Barkley Marathons course at Frozen Head State Park in Tennessee won again this year. The 2023 Barkley results are available here. for the past couple of years and spending his free time conquering FKTs and fell races (including the 2020 Spine Race).New Book! Grand Canyon Rim to Rim History 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.) ![]() Runners must also collect specific pages (corresponding to their bib number) from books hidden on the course missing pages mean automatic disqualification. 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. 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).
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