The Barkley Marathons is a mysterious ultramarathon ... The elevation and descent in the race mean that finishers do the equivalent of climbing and descending Everest twice. Since 1989, only ...

When James Earl Ray escaped from Brushy Mountain State Penitentiary, the clock was ticking until his eventual capture. Martin ...

The 2024 Barkley Marathons – one of the world's most notoriously tough and secretive races – concluded on Friday, with a record five finishers, including the first woman finisher. Over the course of ...

A 100 plus-mile ultra founded to mock the jailbreak, and ensuing manhunt, of James Earl Ray – the felon convicted of assassinating Martin Luther King Jr – from a maximum-security prison near Frozen ...

Jasmin Paris from Midlothian completed the Barkley Marathons in Tennessee with just one minute 39 seconds to spare of the 60-hour cut off. She told the BBC she was "overjoyed" and had a "strong ...

The first woman to successfully complete the gruelling Barkley MarathonsThe first woman to successfully complete the gruelling Barkley Marathons ...

A famous prison escape sparks the idea for a cult-like race that has seen only 10 finishers in its first 25 years. This award-winning, oddly inspiring, and wildly funny documentary reveals the sports ...

If you missed the news this weekend, 40-year-old Jasmin Paris has become the first female in history to complete the notoriously difficult Barkley Marathon in Tennessee. The ultramarathon has only ...