Television The Barkley Marathons

[Solius]

Watched this documentary last night without knowing too much about it, it's so good!

Anybody else seen it? Would recommend it to anyone looking for a fun and pretty cool documentary.

 

[esmufc07]

I'm not interested in Ross Barkley

 

[Solius]

I'm not interested in Ross Barkley

Watch it. Guarantee you’ll like it. It’s about a race a guy made up that only ten people had ever completed at the time of filming in 2012. It’s great!

 

[esmufc07]

Watch it. Guarantee you’ll like it. It’s about a race a guy made up that only ten people had ever completed at the time of filming in 2012. It’s great!

I shall give it a watch tomorrow

 

[UnrelatedPsuedo]

Phenomenal doco. Did the same thing. Watched and then recommended it to all. Would love to give it a nudge one year.

 

[Ish]

Watched the trailer now. Seems good. Will give it a watch later.

 

[Pogue Mahone]

It’s really good. I loved it.

 

[entropy]

Amazing doc. Very entertaining

 

[Dan]

Just watched it, that race is nuts.

 

[Solius]

Phenomenal doco. Did the same thing. Watched and then recommended it to all. Would love to give it a nudge one year.

Yeah I just felt a need to tell people about it

Did cross my mind I'd like to have a go but I'd barely even do one loop I think.

 

[UnrelatedPsuedo]

Yeah I just felt a need to tell people about it

Did cross my mind I'd like to have a go but I'd barely even do one loop I think.

What makes the race good is a whole world of things. I disappeared down the rabbit hole to learn about it.

What makes the doco good is that not a single person involved in it seems to have any interest in being famous in any way. Like documentaries of old.

 

[Wittmann45]

Do they explain why (and this is according to a quick search on Wiki) that the current record holder's time is almost four hours shorter than the previous best time (52:03:08 versus 55:42:27)? It seems crazy that most of the times are between 56 and 60 hours and the record holder posts a time of 52 hours, especially when his finish the year before was 57 hours

 

[Solius]

Do they explain why (and this is according to a quick search on Wiki) that the current record holder's time is almost four hours shorter than the previous best time (52:03:08 versus 55:42:27)? It seems crazy that most of the times are between 56 and 60 hours and the record holder posts a time of 52 hours, especially when his finish the year before was 57 hours

Not really but that record is broken in the film. He just had a good run I guess. He'd finished it the year before too and knew the area better.

 

[Tarrou]

I loved it as well. Just incredible what people are capable of if they push themselves to the absolute limit.

They're all fecking bonkers though

 

[Mighty Boosh]

Thought it was brilliant, saw it recommended but had no idea what I was getting into!

Founder was a great character

 

[adexkola]

Saw the title and thought, "good for Charles Barkley"

 

[Dan]

That Jared guy has gone on to complete it two more times since this was filmed.

 

[Big Andy]

Is this the one where they have to find a book and rip out the page that corresponds to heir race number?

 

[100]

Is this the one where they have to find a book and rip out the page that corresponds to heir race number?

Yeah.

Just watched it. Pretty good.

Spoiler

Brett and Jared looked in decent condition after finishing that

 

[Edgar Allan Pillow]

Watched this documentary last night without knowing too much about it, it's so good!

Anybody else seen it? Would recommend it to anyone looking for a fun and pretty cool documentary.

Have seen this a couple of year before. It's a great watch. the nonchalant way the guy organizes the event is fun.

The race is brutal, day night, clockwise, counter clockwise, hidden pages...it's like a insane treasure hunt

I'll the newbie that drops out first that everyone laughs about.

 

[Edgar Allan Pillow]

Edit: If you liked this watch Valley Uprising.

 

[Solius]

That Jared guy has gone on to complete it two more times since this was filmed.

Yeah saw that. Also saw last year one guy finished it and then a Canadian finished 6 seconds too late, but he'd also accidentally skipped like two miles of the course as well which voided it anyway.

This years one is in April I think.

 

[Solius]

Have seen this a couple of year before. It's a great watch. the nonchalant way the guy organizes the event is fun.

The race is brutal, day night, clockwise, counter clockwise, hidden pages...it's like a insane treasure hunt

I'll the newbie that drops out first that everyone laughs about.

The human sacrifice I liked how just like halfway through he brings that up like oh yeah we do this too.

 

[Edgar Allan Pillow]

The human sacrifice I liked how just like halfway through he brings that up like oh yeah we do this too.

https://rw.runnersworld.com/selects...6.2010624077.1519762175-1351488486.1515007839

 

[Solius]

https://rw.runnersworld.com/selects...6.2010624077.1519762175-1351488486.1515007839

Good read that!

 

[MarylandMUFan]

This is going on right now with a UK woman being the first woman to start loop 5 (Jasmin Paris). Would be epic if she could finish it on time.

 

[Solius]

This is going on right now with a UK woman being the first woman to start loop 5 (Jasmin Paris). Would be epic if she could finish it on time.

Ooh nice.

 

[Solius]

She did it!

Jasmin Paris first woman to complete gruelling Barkley Marathons race https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-edinburgh-east-fife-68643341