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As the film suggests, the Barkley is more than a race—it's a "satanic running adventure" that asks a simple, terrifying question: How far are you truly prepared to push yourself?

There is no website. Potential runners must figure out how to find the "correct" email address and submit a "Why I should be allowed to run" essay. subtitle The.Barkley.Marathons.The.Race.That.Ea...

If accepted, you receive a "letter of condolences". The fee? Just $1.60. First-timers must also bring a license plate from their home state or country. As the film suggests, the Barkley is more

Everything about the Barkley is designed to be difficult, from the application process to the course itself: If accepted, you receive a "letter of condolences"

The race was born from a mockery. In 1977, James Earl Ray, the assassin of Martin Luther King Jr., escaped from the nearby Brushy Mountain State Penitentiary. Despite being on the run for 55 hours, he managed to cover only eight miles before being captured. Hearing this, Lazarus Lake reportedly joked that he could do at least 100 miles in that time. Thus, a "cult-like" tradition was born.