Sports you play as an adult
Broccoli is for the winners in life Rich, not one for you chief.
You will be disappointed to hear that I buy broccoli probably once a week, as part of a winning diet I have!
The lesson to be learned is not to run the Barkley the year after multiple finishers. John Kelly was the only runner to finish three loops this year. Sounded like runners were getting lost all over the place, then the weather turned. I can’t grasp why anyone would subject themselves to that misery.
I do enjoy following the race and the stories that come out of it, I’m glad there are people who want to run it, it seems like madness to me. Although I’m sure most think what runners like you and I do is madness too, so it’s all relative I guess.
Even the name of this thread is absolutely fucked up
Have I mentioned I’ve been absolutely ledging the ole table tennis recently?!
303abuser that event is pure madness and like you say it’s great people want to compete. It’s definitely aimed at those who want to challenge their mental capabilities as much as their physical capabilities.
This kind of stuff is very impressive imo, like the bloke who ran the length of Africa and now the length of New Zealand. He seems to embrace the obstacles he faces as that drives him to achieve the goal more than just the running part.
RichM I love the legend of the race, the mystique of it all, it’s inspiring to watch. I’d argue Jasmin Paris’ finish last year ranks among the greatest sporting achievements I’ve ever seen.
Is that the ginger guy you’re talking about? I watched an interview with him, seemed surprisingly normal. 
303abuser yeah that’s the one. Sent a presentation he did after the run Africa event. It was a mental thing he did, but when he talks about the things he did prior to that, like bury himself alive for a week with only water and pull a car the length of a marathon. You realise it’s all challenging his mental self as much as physical. Very impressive.
Impressive is probably an understatement. It’s amazing to see people push the limits of what they’re capable of doing. I figure if I can capture a sliver of that, I’m moving in the right direction.
303abuser is it though? No one knows what the course is year to year, last year could have been half the distance than this year, we don’t know?
5 finishers last year suggest an “easier” lap and JK’s fun run this year could be the best ever in terms of toughness and distance
This is my problem with it and most people have no way of quantifying the effort.
That being said, I do think it’s a unique and mystical event and glad there are crazy things like this going on to test the limits of human endurance
Hursty I’m interested to see what John Kelly has to say about this year’s race. Most of what I know about it is from his interviews. I get the impression that the course doesn’t really change that much year to year, unless there are finishers. The rumour I heard from this year is that one of the books was moved from the top of a climb to the bottom of a 1800 foot descent. Last year everyone said the weather was perfect, so I know that was a big factor.
I think all of the speculation and ridiculousness is what makes it fun for those of us following it. I know it’s longer than the 100 miles it’s listed at.
I was hoping to see Ihor run it again. I have a friend who’s relay team won the canadian death race the last two years. In 2023, he said some guy running solo destroyed their team and didn’t look tired at the finish. That was Ihor.