#Barkley Marathons

[dunne-ias]

The Barkley Marathons just had its first female finisher ever.

If you do not know what the Barkley Marathons is, then it is time you learn, because it is not just an ultra running race, it is INSANE.

But I'm so happy. They said it was getting less and less likely any woman would ever finish it (it gets harder each year), but now Jasmin Paris has done it.

Here are some things that make the Barkley Marathons unique:

The length is unknown. It's at least 100 miles, but who knows? Not even the participants, because they're not allowed GPS-trackers. There are five loops in total.

They're allowed map and compass. That's it. No GPS watches.

On every loop, they have to find about a dozen books, tear out a page that matches their bib number and bring them all back, or they don't get to continue onto the next loop.

There are only 40 people participating every year.

How to apply? I don't know. Most people don't. It's a secret to everybody actually.

The race fee is super low, but you have to bring a license plate and give to the race director as part of your registration

They don't get to know exactly when the race starts. The race director will blow a conch during a 12h window and then it's an hour until the start. Instead of a starting gun, he'll light his cigarette, and then the race is off.

The max amount of time is 60h, which doesn't give you time to complete the five loops and also catch some sleep in between loops.

It's been going for almost 40 years, and up until the 2024 edition, ONLY 17 people had finished EVER. That's how hard it is. Most years, no one finishes at all.

This year, there were five finishers, and like I said, for the first time, a woman finished. It's really impressive.

#Barkley marathons #jasmin paris #nonsims #running

[deweydecimalchickens]

Endlessly refreshing the Barkley Marathons updates to see if my girl Jasmin Paris makes it onto loop 5. About 8 hours ago she was on track to be the first woman ever to finish the race.

You might remember her from previous ultra running achievements like "fastest woman to complete a Barkley Fun Run (3 loops, 60 miles)" and "overall winner and record-smasher of the Pennine Way Spine Race while expressing milk for her baby at aid stations".

For the uninitiated, Barkley is the most straight-up insane race that exists:

Limited to 35-40 attendees

5 loops totalling 100+ miles

Entrance requirements are...unclear, but include an essay section and a scavenger-hunt-type item

Course is unmarked and very mountainous; GPS navigation not permitted

Invented to mock James Earl Ray, who managed a measly 12 miles in the area during his prison escape

Most people don't finish the race, or even the Fun Run (only 10 people were left running as of last night, and that was a record high)

"Checkpoints" come in the form of finding a book that's been hidden on the course and tearing out the page matching your race number

Start time is whenever the organiser lights his cigarette

#Jasmin Paris #ultramarathon #Barkley Marathons #Ultra running #The sheer astonishing grit of the long-distance runner

[coolthingsguyslike]

#Barkley Marathons #Tennessee #ultramarathon #endurance #race that eats its young #Laz #running #distance

[lookninjas]

Jasmin Paris has become the first woman to finish the Barkley Marathons.

#jasmin paris #ultrarunning #barkley marathons #the first time i read about the barkley i realized there was no chance in hell #i have no sense of direction i would die out there #that said idgaf what lazarus lake said i knew this day would come #congrats jasmin paris you are a legend and a rockstar

[robinruns]

Barkley Marathons 2024 have begun!

#running #barkley marathons #lazarus lake

[allegorymetaphor]

Jasmin Paris is now the first female Barkley Marathons finisher!!!!

#barkley marathons #the barkley marathons #jasmin paris

[lil-snake-crowley]

i feel like tumblr would go crazy for the barkley marathon and i’m so surprised there isn’t a following here

anyway i love this crazy super marathon

#barkley marathons #bm100 #barkley marathon #super marathon #race #this race is really wild

[oasisr]

I love watching ultra runners. They can do some tremendous things that require both endurance and mental toughness.

I am not a runner. I like to walk, jog, and lift weights. But, I am no Kerry Ward, Courtney Dauwalter, or David Goggins.

Also, the Barkley Marathons are really fun to watch, even if you don't care about running. It's put on near where the guy who shot Martin Luther King Jr. escaped prison in the woods. And, the guy who puts it on is a kooky, old, eccentric dude.

He has people search the forest for book pages in the mud and rain. The race is so intense that the runners start to hallucinate and nearly pass out. And, if you quit the race, a dude plays taps on the trumpet.

Ultra running is actually really interesting when you start watching it. Plus, it motivates you. If these people can run 200 miles, then I can walk around the block!

#ultra running #barkley marathons #kerry ward #courtney dauwalter #david Goggins #joe rogan #laz lake #lazarus lake #moab 240 #travel #extreme sports #writings #race #sports #running #hiking

[veradune]

THE FIRST WOMAN TO EVER FINISH THE BARKLEY

#the barkley marathons #barkley marathon #jasmin paris #HEART ATTACK AND A HALF #she finished with one minute to spare #idk what to do with my life now #as someone who likes suffering in the woods i have been fixated on this stupid race for years and this is incredible

[pilarsofsalt]

@peachyteabuck​ hey bestie guess who has still not stopped thinking ab ultra running

#Barkley Marathon #running #ultrarunning #web weaving #pilarsofbrainrot #duel in the sun

[deweydecimalchickens]

SHE DID IT SHE DID IT SHE DID IT!!!!!!!!

With only one minute 39 seconds to spare, Jasmin Paris is the first woman to finish the Barkley Marathons!

THAT WAS VERY TENSE!

#Jasmin Paris #ultramarathon #Barkley Marathons #BM100 #My queen #The sheer bloody grit of the long-distance runner

[peachyteabuck]

every time I think about the Barkley marathon I think about how it’s really the pinnacle of humanity and I don’t mean this ironically

#I’m tipsy and thinking about capitalism #lukis says things #the barkley marathon

[chemicaljacketslut]

my mom convinced me to watch a documentary and now i have a new sisyphus project

#it was. the barkley marathons: the race that eats its young #and. a quick google search of what that is & u can tell what i want to do now #LOOK if i start training NOW… i could finish that thing in uhh. like a decade #sisyphus projects

[gracecorrigan]

a woman (jasmine price) finished barkley marathon that’s incredible!!!

#barkley marathon

[barbudeville]

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[basil-babylon]

first woman to finish the barkley marathons | Jasmin Paris 2024

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#2024 #marathon #jasmin paris #paris #woman #short video #video #new tumblr