Last year, 40-year-old British runner Jasmin Paris became the first woman to finish the Barkley Marathon. The infamously difficult ultramarathon covers 160 rugged kilometers of trail running. This new ...

The Barkley Marathon is one of the most unique and challenging long-distance footraces in the world. Not just because of its distance but also because it doesn’t follow any kind of traditional trail.

The Barkley Marathon can be described as mysterious. There isn't an official race website, the dates and times are kept under wraps, and locating a course map is nearly impossible. The secrecy of the ...