The Barkley Marathons 2024. Conch shell at the ready...

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Taylormiffed · 03/03/2024 14:59

No idea when it will start. Follow @ keithdunn on twitter as he's usually the only journo who attends.

Let's hope for another safe race. Maybe a woman can finish for the first time and hopefully there'll be a handful of Brits to cheer on. Although tbh, I'll cheer on anyone crazy enough to attempt it.

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NotStylishOrBeautiful · 14/02/2026 18:35

Whaaaaaaaaaat?!!! But I have plans!!! I’m literally in a train to an actual real live date.

spartanrunnergirl · 15/02/2026 06:20

🎉🎉

GCircus · 20/02/2026 05:55

GCircus · 23/03/2024 08:28

The Raid Centaure. 100km at night on horseback but with extreme orienteering challenges. Points can be scored or lost for being only a few metres off course at various checkpoints and gates. It’s full of the same quirky characters and odd customs (our version of Laz is Jean) - I’ve directed people who have asked about it from the horsey world in the past to watch the Barkley Marathons movie to get an idea. It has very little online presence, mainly on Facebook. Here is this year’s page, but just replace the year to find the other pages. This year’s race saw us scrambling up and down mountains leading our horses, and fording flooded rivers in a drought-breaking storm. On a previous occasion we raced in a blizzard.

https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61550603146221

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I said I would give an update where possible on the equestrian version. The 2026 Raid Centaure en Chambaran begins tonight. You won’t find out much about it though, but that is part of the charm, non? Being old farts, (both the organisers and competitors) Facebook would be your best bet to find out what’s going on. I’m a competitor again, and I haven’t even seen my horse yet!

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