The Barkley Marathons started in 1986, but a 2015 documentary about it brought greater exposure and attracted runners from around the world. "Why are these people destroying themselves just to say they did something that most people haven't heard of … like it's just so ridiculous really, that its appeal." "It's so extreme and so ridiculous," she said, adding that over the years, the race has drawn a committed community of runners obsessed with finishing, or at least trying to.
Athletes run through the night, completing punishing climbs through leg-shredding brambles.Įllie Greenwood, an ultramarathon coach based out of North Vancouver and a friend of Robbins, says the race is for people willing to push themselves to their limits and beyond - physically and mentally.
Participants must navigate through a five-loop course, covering about 160 kilometres, in and around Frozen Head State Park in under 60 hours. Robbins, 43, is probably the most famous non-finisher of the extreme race, which takes place in Tennessee sometime in late March or early April of each year. B.C.'s Gary Robbins, known for his bushy red beard, endless enthusiasm and energy, is ready to go back to what's known as the toughest foot race in the world - the Barkley Marathons in Tennessee - for his fourth try at finishing.
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