The Barkley Marathon is one of the most unique and challenging long-distance footraces in the world. Not just because of its distance but also because it doesn’t follow any kind of traditional trail.

Secrecy surrounds the Barkley Marathons. There's no race website, and dates for the annual event are hush-hush. That made covering the strange, grueling race a unique challenge. Although it wasn't my ...

The Barkley Marathons can be described as a mysterious event. There is no official race website, the dates and times are kept under wraps, and locating a course map is nearly impossible. The secrecy ...

The Barkley is a secretive and grueling 100-plus-mile race through Tennessee's Frozen Head State Park. Created by Lazarus Lake, the race is designed to push runners to the absolute edge of human ...

The Barkley Marathon is one of the toughest running races in the world, shrouded in mystery since its 1986 inception. With only 20 finishers in nearly four decades, the 2025 edition kicked off on ...