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This entry was posted in Flora’s Friday Film: The Barkley Marathons: The Race That Eats Its Young, 4/13 by ayc53. Based on a historic prison escape, this cult like race tempts people from around the world to test their limits of physical and mental endurance in this documentary that contemplates the value of pain. It also verified that it was a personal goal free of selfish rewards. In its first 25 years only 10 people have finished The Barkley Marathons. I really liked that the main determination was in themselves but I think unconsciously there is something attractive about being apart of the select group that has finished when so many do not.Īfter finishing the documentary, I applauded those who did not finish as they stayed and support the rest of the participants because it really showed that they really wished the best among their peers. It made me question my lack of motivation in working out for an hour, no doubt less than the 60-hour hypothesized time it takes to finish. The physical preparation these people were willing to do in order to be in the marathon, was truly inspirational.

The 130-mile marathon was inspired by James Earl Ray’s 1977 prison break from Brushy Mountain State Penitentiary.

This was about the Barkley Marathon, which many people are so captivated by because most people do not finish.

After not going to the gym since the first week of my Sophmore year, I was afraid to watch the documentary of The Barkley Marathons: The Race That Eats Its Young.

Download barkley marathon the race that eats its young