I am good at getting lost and finding myself again. “On paper, I had all of the skills to complete the race. Not the usual reaction for someone who managed to complete just 40% of a race course and injured himself in the process.īut the Barkley Marathons is not your average race. Having done it and being able to compare it against a lot of other hard races, I think it’s everything it’s cracked up to be,” says Ireland’s top ultrarunner, Eoin Keith.Įoin, who is currently nursing a broken collarbone and a body covered in deep scratches and bruises, has just returned from the Barkley Marathons and he is buzzing.
“The Barkley Marathons has the reputation for being the hardest race in the world. Chris Araujo & Ethan Watson/Columbia Sportswear Here, he tells Heather Snelgar about the challenge, the ordeal, the thrill and why he’s not finished with this race. This year, Ireland’s Eoin Keith was one of the elite and arguably crazy folk that took on the challenge. Just 15 people have crossed the finish line. ( 1 hour 39 minutes, Amazon Prime Video)īoston: The Documentary Take a look into the history of running in this iconic city.One thousand people have taken to the start line of this 100-mile race since its inception in 1986. (56 minutes, Amazon Prime Video)įinally, everyone in Desert Runners is in excruciating pain as they complete the 4 Deserts ultramarathon races, which include races in Namibia, Mongolia, Chile, and Antarctica. ( 42 minutes, Redbull website)įinding Traction follows Nikki Kimball-an ultrarunning icon who has won the Western States 100 along with several other endurance races-in her attempt to set the speed record on Vermont’s 273-mile Long Trail in August 2012, when she was 41 years old. In Karl Meltzer: Made to be Broken, the ultrarunner runs (and falls and runs again) the Appalachian Trail in record time. There’s a lot to love about watching accomplished runners go through experiences we also have-it shows they’re not perfect, but they keep moving. It includes two-time defending champion Hal Koerner, undefeated 100-miler Geoff Roes, Anton Krupicka (who, at the time, had won every ultramarathon he started), and a young Kilian Jornet. Unbreakable: The Western States 100 follows a four-way matchup.
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