This recent Barkley participant argues against the despair element, while fully accepting the preceding elements of the loss cycle.
The Barkley Marathons have long provided new racers with the all too human cycle of loss as perceived by someone in love: unadulterated hope followed by an insurmountable physical and emotional experiment often times ending with failure and despair. “A Racer’s ‘Out There’ Experience Over Fool’s Weekend, 2012” The following is Will's fascinating acount of that hideously glorious day. Only 13 people have finished this race since 1986. I broke last, but I definitely broke.Fleet Feet Nashville race team member Will "The Thrill" Arnold was lucky(?) enough to be invited to participate in this year's 100 mile Barkley Marathons, considered by many to be the worlds toughest foot race. ‘’My strategy for that race was to run hard and to try to break everyone, including myself. I was completely wrecked and miserable at the end of that race, and that was kind of my intention, to be honest’’ he said. “When I finished the Spine, I had never been more emphatic about not doing something again. That resulted in Kelly saying that he was considering a return to The Spine, a race that he admitted in an interview with RUN247 earlier this year, had broken him Records exchangedĪnd the rivalry re-surfaced in January of this year when Hall won The Spine Race, breaking Kelly’s men’s record time. The following year Kelly took to the Pennines again, regaining the record with a remarkable 58:04. “This is how we planned it – to push each other to do something neither of us knew was possible.’’ ‘’Damian I appreciate your post & your empathy, and I’m not gonna lie – yes I do wish I could have held it just a ‘bit’ longer, but I can assure you that you have nothing to be sorry for. But Kelly was having none of that, responding: ‘’Watching Damian’s tracker did feel a bit like watching a friend go after an ex – in the end you’re happy they’re both happy, but it feels weird.
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