Barkley Marathon 2026

[modernfairies]

Appears to have just started https://runningmagazine.ca/trail-running/the-2026-barkley-marathons-has-begun-on-valentines-day/

It is about a month earlier than usual, and has been made more difficult - now 2 anti-clockwise routes then 2 clockwise routes then a choice.

Hopefully John Kelly is recovered from the Spine.

Holy shit!

I saw your thread and thought 'it's a bit early for a BM thread isn't it'

😱

I love watching the footage of this.

I know - it came up on insta and I had to check that it wasn’t an April fool. Trust Laz to find a way to make it worse!

Is Keith Dunn doing his thing on X?

I’m here totally baffled by the early running

Thank you so much @modernfairies !!

I had no idea!
So many questions!

(I have tried to page everyone on last years thread)

Thank you! I opened it thinking can’t believe it’s been a year, and turns it hasn’t (quite)!

Does anyone know who's running?

Reddit is convinced David Goggins is there (human sacrifice?)

I've seen a pic of Aurelien Sanchez at the start

I don't know if John Kelly is still injured after the Spine but he's ghosted Strava which is normally a clue

And that's all I know 🤷‍♀️

Isnt it massively snowy still? I cant imagine the conditions are easy in February!

Commenting so I get updates! Gotten obsessed with ultras recently… is this meant to be Laz’s last one?

I thought you were being organised starting an early thread.
The course won last year, I recall bad weather. I hope the weather isn't too risky this time of year.

Ooh I love this race

Just realised Keith is literally right there in the link.

Ooh! This is early!

Cheers for the heads up! Do we know what time the conch was blown?

Who was that British woman who broke a UK ultra record a few weeks ago? I wonder if she will be there.

I had no clue! Aah I'm in a hot bath drinking a glass of fizz (valentines day treat😆) and thinking of those brave souls out in those woods is so cosy. Off to check the twitter page.

Sarah Perry is the lady I'm thinking of. Backyard Ultra record.

5am I think. Laz is going full on for the brutality this year!

She was posting runs from her home a few days ago and her sponsor would be all over it if she was.

I would love to see her do it though.

I'm not on twitter....if anyone can post updates that would be much appreciated 🙏

Here to hang with the (virtual) dotwatchers...

I’d much prefer to watch coverage of this than the olympics but I know that’s not the way it works 😅

Thank you for sending me this way - I got quite a surprise to see it’s started already. Will be following Keith’s updates on BlueSky

Can someone give me a précis of what’s going on. Too bogged down in my own sport to follow everything but need to know what’s happening! Who in it, etc. Thanks. And when this is finished, anyone who needs a dot watching fix, I will provide a good one. 😁