A RACE SO GRUELING EVER. ONLY 17 PEOPLE HAVE FINISHED.
For almost 40 years, ultrarunners have battled wild weather, precipitous elevation, and terrifying hallucinations in their attempts to finish the Barkley Marathons. In 2023, for the first time in six years, three relentless competitors conquered the beast.
HOW FAR CAN RUNNING TAKE YOU AFTER A DECADE OF ADDICTION?
WHEN MITCH AMMONS FINALLY GOT CLEAN, HE COULD BARELY JOG A HALF MILE. NOW HE’S LINING UP WITH SOME OF THE COUNTRY’S TOP DISTANCE RUNNERS AT THE 2024 OLYMPIC MARATHON TRIALS.
A RACE SO GRUELING EVER. ONLY 17 PEOPLE HAVE FINISHED.
For almost 40 years, ultrarunners have battled wild weather, precipitous elevation, and terrifying hallucinations in their attempts to finish the Barkley Marathons. In 2023, for the first time in six years, three relentless competitors conquered the beast.
HOW FAR CAN RUNNING TAKE YOU AFTER A DECADE OF ADDICTION?
WHEN MITCH AMMONS FINALLY GOT CLEAN, HE COULD BARELY JOG A HALF MILE. NOW HE’S LINING UP WITH SOME OF THE COUNTRY’S TOP DISTANCE RUNNERS AT THE 2024 OLYMPIC MARATHON TRIALS.