One of the biggest stories in running this week was Gary Robbins’ near-miss at the 2017 Barkley Marathons, where he finished six seconds over the 60-hour cut-off time. It was later revealed that his finish may not have counted, if he had run under the time limit since he veered off the course and missed about two miles. Check out #BM100 on Twitter to see just how much people love this unique race. If you haven’t watched the documentary on Netflix, please do so.

A 100-mile race is crazy enough but there’s many elements that make the Barkley Marathons special. John Kelly who finished with about 30 minutes to spare on Monday was just the 15th finisher in the race’s history.

Ultra runners Jamil Coury and Mike Wardian are good friends of the site and so we reached out to them to share their experience from the Barkley Marathons and their take on the finish. Jamil fell short of completing the Fun Run, which consists of three loops of the course. Mike was done by the first day. Mike is also best known for completing the seven marathons on seven continents in seven days earlier in the year.

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This episode was brought to you by The Price of A Mile with Woody Kincaid. We have another podcast in our network, where Woody provides an inside look at his Bowerman Track Club and his teammates’ experiences. Last month, he featured Evan Jager. This month’s guest is another U.S. steeplechaser – Dan Huling. Woody’s podcast is also available on iTunes and Soundcloud.

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