The cigarette has been lit. The world's toughest footrace underway. Catch up on our 2026 Barkley Marathons updates and instant analysis.

The notoriously challenging and always obscure Barkley Marathons trail running race came and went with just a whimper this year. But the 40 runners who started this peculiar event near Wartburg, ...

And just like that, another edition of the Barkley Marathons begins. A nigh on impossible race in Tennessee, this year’s started at 6am on Valentines Day, the earliest start ever. Details on the ...