North Vancouver’s Gary Robbins, with his trademark long red beard, continues to slog away at one of the toughest — and unusual — running races on the planet.
It’s Robbins’ third attempt at the Barkley Marathons — a 160 kilometre race through the wilds around Frozen Head State Park near Wartburg, Tenn. A regular marathon is 42.2 kilometres.
The latest from the 2018 Barkley Marathons: https://t.co/QSruRso3wJ #bm100 pic.twitter.com/z0Rhw1HaNg
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The Barkley Marathons consists of five, 32-kilometre loops, which must be completed
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