Video by Jamil Coury
The Year the Barkley Won
A raw look at the 2018 Barkley Marathons from the perspective of participant Jamil Coury. Nobody finished.
The 2018 Barkley Marathons started at 9:33 a.m. on Saturday, March 24th at Frozen Head State Park in Tennessee. Within around 40 hours, all 40 entrants would tap out, enduring “taps” played by a Barkley bugler to signal the end of their race (one of many rituals at the Barkley Marathons). As Keith Dunn reported on Twitter, Laz (race director, Lazarus “Laz” Lake) commented that “the quality of the runners this year was obvious because they failed faster.”
The snow, rain and muddy vertical skating rink of the course won this year.
Watch Jamil Coury’s short film covering this year’s Barkley. It’s worth your time.
Thanks for taking us on your journey. You are an inspiration and bring me constant motivation. More importantly, you are a decent human and know the true spirit of the sport.
Thank you to Jamil Coury for his 2018 Barkley video
Thank you for sharing this short film, as a novice is was really interesting to see what people endure in this sport!
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