![]() ![]() I made the 13-hour drive to Tennessee with a single goal win the Barkley Fall Classic. He crewed for Canadian runner Gary Robbins in 2018, who did not finish, and entered the race for a fourth time in 2019, shocking everyone by dropping out after two loops – and then tapping himself out, since he plays the bugle. 0 Andrea Larson Note: To maintain the mystique of the race, I am purposely not naming specifics about the race course. (Kelly had attempted the Barkley twice before finally finishing. The most recent finisher was John Kelly in 2017, who grew up in the area and who went on to win the Montane Spine Race, the 429-km race along Britain’s Pennine Way, in January 2020. The race, which involves completing five 20-mile loops on unforgiving and steep terrain in under 60 hours and has seen only 15 finishers in its 35-year history, got underway in the wee hours on Thursday, March 18. RELATED: Multiple runners are on Loop 2 of the Barkley Marathons (“Tapping out” refers to a runner’s DNF status being announced to the field by a bugler playing Taps.) ![]() No one was able to finish the brutal 100-mile trail race at Frozen Head State Park this year. (The cutoff is 26:40.) Multiple Fun Runner Jamil Couryarrived in camp shortly after the ladies and was also tapped out. (WATE) On Friday, the 2021 Barkley Marathons came to an end 24 hours early. ![]() An “alliance” consisting of Courtney Dauwalter, Liz Canty and Maggie Guterl missed the cutoff for starting Loop 3 by 12 minutes, arriving into camp after 26 hours, 52 minutes on the course. Berlin Marathon 2021 HD Full Race Kenenisa Bekele, Guye Adola from swaledale marathon 2021 Video. Fans had high hopes that the race might produce not just finishers, but its first female finisher, but it was not to be. ![]()
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