The Barkley Marathons: The Race That Eats Its Young
Documentary • 2014 • 1 hr 30 min
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Fascinating story and deep dive into a race steeped in Appalachian culture.
Not my world, but I respect the hell out of it & appreciate that this race was conceived/continues to be run in a spirit of mischievousness.
Interesting and very funny documentary film about one of the hardest extreme marathons in the world.
Went in with no background knowledge, came out half convinced that marathons had always been my area of interest. Go watch. Now.
I love that this little world is captured on film cause I would never want to visit it first hand.
This is an incredible documentary that shows the raw will of athletes to challenge themselves against almost impossible odds
Very interesting look at an absolute crazy race. Incredible what these runners do.
This movie shows the little absurdity of pushing your body way beyond its limits
Fun documentary that shows how weird runners are
A charming documentary about how far people will push them themselves. I want to do it now. I felt how happy they were when they did it.
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