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Running => Running => Topic started by: nadra's babydaddy on March 16, 2018, 12:50:39 AM
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Coming up soon! 2 weeks? Maybe 3? Who's going to finish on the podium this year? Who's going to be the first Taps recipient? Will this be the year the kenyans show up and take it all? Will the conch blow at 12:42am again? :hah:
Make it so!....unless you're a woman...
Gary "Laz" Cantrell discusses women and the 100-mile Barkley Marathons. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wVmHbhKyyYA#)
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Make it so ESPECIALLY if you are a woman. And do it soon, so Gary is still around to eat a nice bowl of crow.
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You know he just said that to egg them on anyway. I know there are a few women out here who've had their eye on it that I'd put good money on.
Just had my annual watching of the documentary. Definitely recommended if you haven't seen it. Highly entertaining!
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I watched it for the first time a few months ago and it was fascinating in a ‘why the hell would you want to do that?’ kind of way.
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I watched the doc a couple of weeks ago.
Laz struck me as kind of an asshole.
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He's totally an asshole and would probably be the first to own that. But in a way that's amusing, as long is it's not at your expesne.
It's interesting how "why the hell would you want to do that?" and the general notion of suffering is perceived in different ways. I know Barkley people who'd say "ugh, why the hell would you ever do Badwater?" as well as Badwater peeps who'd say the same in reverse. Then there's the total looneypantses who'd do both. :P
Maybe Meri will show up and put Laz in his place!
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I watched it for the first time a few months ago and it was fascinating in a ‘why the hell would you want to do that?’ kind of way.
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DH went several times in the 90s.
and this:
https://www.runnersworld.com/running-with-dogs/puppies-found-on-barkley-marathon-course (https://www.runnersworld.com/running-with-dogs/puppies-found-on-barkley-marathon-course)
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You mean the Bad Thing is really a litter of wayward puppies? :e)
Here's the place to go to geek out over Barkley... http://www.mattmahoney.net/barkley/ (http://www.mattmahoney.net/barkley/)
Had a pretty solid run today and made it 15 whole minutes without stopping. I think I'll go bandit this year. :runner:
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It's happening RIGHT NOW!!!! He let them off easy and blew the conch at 8:33am local time. Maybe the dude who just missed last year will find an extra 6 seconds (plus 2 miles) this year. Also pulling for Jamil Coury who's a regular ultra vlogger and produces some great stuff. Here's his Barkley video from last year...
MY 2017 BARKLEY MARATHONS | Steep Life 116 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mIfSECXBkfc#)
Make it so!!
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https://twitter.com/keithdunn/status/977695999522164736
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NOFINISHERS! The Barkley course wins again! :heartbeat:
General Zod always wins (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F26XOMFptSQ#)
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Even the president is on the case!
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Weather for this year’s race was awful with rain, lightning and cold temperatures affecting runners’ pace.
Photos here: https://runningmagazine.ca/photos-scenes-saturday-night-sunday-morning-2018-barkley-marathons/
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I saw. I'm sure that made Laz positively giddy!
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Jamil's stuff is great.
The 'six seconds' book! :roll:
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I've been thinking about how they could make the Barkley bigger.
They are limited to 40 by park rules (I believe).
What they could do is run it on two weekends.
The first weekend is the classic Barkley, men only.
The second weekend is for women only.
The course would be the same, and that info would be an advantage for the women.
Any woman who does finish could then only race against the men next year.
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Jamil, aka Jam Jam, has a "news" vlog called Mountain Outhouse News.
Interesting and funny.
MTN OUTHOUSE NEWS - NEW! FKT Website, Barkley Results, Andrew Hamilton's 14ers (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_7BNGQlbIVc#)
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Not to confirm or deny his potential involvement, but Gary Robbins is out with a stress fracture. :'(
https://ca.news.yahoo.com/no-barkley-marathons-2019-north-160000724.html (https://ca.news.yahoo.com/no-barkley-marathons-2019-north-160000724.html)
That boy was our last hope!
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When Rob Young was faking his run across the U.S., Laz got in his car and drove to where he was to check on the bullshit.
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https://www.reddit.com/r/running/comments/4oekbq/i_ran_a_bit_with_robert_young_aka_marathonmanuk/ (https://www.reddit.com/r/running/comments/4oekbq/i_ran_a_bit_with_robert_young_aka_marathonmanuk/)
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"Last hope" for what, exactly?
If Laz lets Courtney Dauwalter in, she could do it [maybe not on her first attempt, but who knows?]
NONONO!!! No women! :incazzato:
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You finally running it this year, Lackey ?
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Wouldn't surprise me to see her enter this year or in the very near future. She's a damn machine over just about any type of long-ass event and they're both very much on each others' radar. A 60 hour cutoff is mere child's play after those backyard shenanigans.
At any rate, she seems more trustworthy and reliable than Gary RoBBins.
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I can neither confirm nor deny my involvement. However I can confirm the license plates. I've got three different states lying around somewhere.
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Jamil is a confirmed entrant!....unless he's lying on his youtube channel and prancing around Frozen Head last month just for gits n' shiggles, which is always possible with this event.
GOGOGO!!!
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GETTINGCLOSER!!! The rumors are the weekend after this one, which is when it most frequently happens. Last year it was this weekend. Also the spoof twitter accounts have started firing up again within the past few days, which could mean a lot or nothing at all. A couple regulars have put out videos or posts last weekend with vague references to seeing what happens ''in a few weeks' time''. So it could be pushed into April. Or it could all be part of the ruse.
Either way....
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GOGOGO!!!!
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I have slightly-better-than-chance intelligence that ITSTHISWEEKEND!!! GOGOGO!!! Which CHers are in? Send me your bib numbers so I can look you up on the athlete tracker? 8)
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Was there ever really any doubt that Laz controls the weather?
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https://twitter.com/keithdunn/status/1111293866404139011
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And they're off!
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John Kelly and Jared Campbell are both entered again! And they've eased up on the weather forecasts. Between them and the frenchman and Jam Jam, there should be a solid pack up front and as good a chance as any of seeing finishers. Also I really want a race shirt! :d
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Just over an hour until the conch watch begins. GOGOGO!!!
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Also I really want a race shirt! :d
Why not make running the Barkley a goal? You're obviously obsessed :D. Talk to Ice Cream. I think her husband either did it or knows lots of people who did.
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A friend of mine holds the women's record.
I'd never want to run Barkley.
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A friend of mine holds the women's record.
I'd never want to run Barkley.
Me neither. But he seems interested, to say the least. He should aim to run it.
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Beverly Anderson-Abbs? She was in the documentary! She's a badass :runner:
Apparently they added a second human sacrifice this year, so my chances are doubled! Any drunken monkey can do 100 miles in 60 hours, even if gently rolling hills are involved. VERY EASY! Time to download the C2Barkley app 8)
We're inside the conch window now. GOGOGO!!!
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Nope-
https://www.outsideonline.com/2343091/best-ultrarunner-fkt-sue-johnston
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ITHASSTARTED!!!! :runner:
No word on early mile splits yet. Trying to find the feed from the lead truck....
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John Kelly and the frenchman through loop 1 in 8:31 and 8:32 respectively. Jam Jam about 15-20 minutes back. Very quick turnarounds for all three to head back out onto loop 2. Slightly ahead of schedule from last year. Looks like they're in for a bit of rain and substantially cooler temps over night.
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6 men out on loop 3. Both former finishers have tapped out. The frenchman is in front and looks strong, but no one who's started loop 3 that late (just over 21 hours) has finished 5 loops. Time is on the side of the course to win for the second year in a row!
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Two guys finished the 3rd loop and started the 4th with 2 minutes to spare :panic:
The Frenchman arrived 3 minutes after the cutoff to continue :'(
Three guys (including Jam Jam) still out there and have just under 4 hours (1:23 eastern) to finish the fun run and get credit for 3 loops.
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The 3 remaining fun runners made it back a half hour before the fun run cutoff. Both 4th loopers returned to camp and tapped out overnight. NOFINISHERS!!!
The chirping has already started on letsrun. Apparently Walmsley or Killian or Xavier would crush the Barkley. Also Laz is apparently just in it for the attention. Not advertising anything about the race or when it starts is just a ruse :d
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https://www.marathoninvestigation.com/2019/04/bib-stealing-and-course-cutting-at-the-barkley-marathons.html
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https://www.marathoninvestigation.com/2019/04/bib-stealing-and-course-cutting-at-the-barkley-marathons.html
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That's hilarious!!! I gave him a few bucks just because it's so awesome.