A new book titled The Finishers has been published in French (with an English edition on its way), which tells the stories of those 15 Barkley Marathons finishers, as well as the tale of the event itself, through photography and runners’ stories from one of the world’s toughest races.
So difficult, in fact, that only 15 runners have ever completed the roughly 100-mile run through Tennessee’s Frozen Head State Park in its 35-year history. You might not know much about the race, but you’ll at least know it’s incredibly difficult. In August 2018, Sabbe broke Joe McConaughy’s speed record on the Appalachian Trail, having previously set a (supported) speed record on the Pacific Crest Trail McConaughy is racing the Barkley this year for the first time.If you follow trail running or ultrarunning, odds are you know about the Barkley Marathons.
In 2022, Sabbe again attempted a fourth loop, but became disoriented from lack of sleep and wandered off the course, only to be returned to Frozen Head by local police. The highly decorated Belgian ultrarunner, who is a dentist in his other life, is making his third appearance at the Barkley in 2019, he completed three loops (but was not credited with a fun run, since he attempted a fourth loop). In 2019, Laz speculated that if any woman could finish the Barkley, Paris might be the one. Paris shocked the ultra world in 2019 when she smashed the overall course record at Britain’s Montane Spine Race, finishing in 83 hours, 12 minutes, 23 seconds–while also pumping breastmilk for her infant daughter. Paris made her Barkley debut in 2022, scoring a fun run (three loops in under 40 hours) she was the first woman fun runner since Bev Anderson-Abbs did it twice (20).
0 kommentar(er)
