Secrecy surrounds the Barkley Marathons. There's no race website, and dates for the annual event are hush-hush. That made covering the strange, grueling race a unique challenge. Although it wasn't my ...

The Barkley Marathons is one of the toughest running races in the world, with layers of mystery to it. Since its inception in 1986, only 20 runners have ever completed it. The 2025 race began at 11:37 ...

The 2025 Barkley Marathons concluded earlier this week with no official finishers, though one American runner completed a "Fun Run." The Barkley Marathons is a grueling ultramarathon set in ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Last year, 40-year-old British runner Jasmin Paris became the first woman to finish the Barkley Marathon. The infamously difficult ...

It’s true – you can have too much of a good thing. Fast-forward to this year, however, and we saw no finishers at the Barkley. In other words, the race fought back – and won. To successfully complete ...

The Edge of Possible: A Barkley Marathon Tale takes you deep inside the legendary Barkley Marathons, the world’s most elusive and punishing ultramarathon. Set in the unforgiving terrain of Frozen Head ...

Reporter's note: Special thanks to journalist Devon Haskins with KGW-TV in Portland, Oregon, for going out of his way to help bring us this report. Hundreds of runners will line up Saturday at the ...

MORGAN COUNTY, Tenn. — There are rolling hills and quiet trails deep in the Appalachian woods, bringing visitors to rough landscapes with sharp mountains and winding curves that would challenge the ...

Editor’s note: The Barkley Marathons, an ultramarathon trail race held each year in Morgan County, Tennessee, is considered to be one of the most challenging ultramarathons in the United States, if ...