Readers of Blue Ridge Outdoors Magazine voted the Barkley Ultramarathon at Frozen Head State Park the Toughest Race or Eventl in the periodicals 2015 Best of the Blue Ridge Issue, on newsstands now. More than 5,000 people took part in the poll. Toughest race or event Barkley Ultramarathon (Tenn.) If you can figure out how to sign up for this race, don’t be surprised if you fail. With roughly 60,000 feet of cumulative elevation gain (that’s the equivalent of climbing Mount Everest twice), over 100 miles of bushwhacking through thorns, a printed set of directions, no official trail, and a 60-hour cutoff, it’s no surprise that only 14 runners have finished this mad dash since the race was started in 1986. Runners-up: Shenandoah Mountain 100 Bike Race (Va.), Massanutten Hoo-Ha! Bike Race (Va.) blueridgeoutdoors/go-outside/best-blue-ridge-2015/4/
Posted on: Thu, 15 Jan 2015 01:58:30 +0000
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