![]() H: Yeah, back when you were trail running, you said you enjoyed it because running through the woods would take your mind off the pain of actually running. ![]() That means, it isn’t run on a paved surface. The Barkley, however, is also a trail run, kind of. The Barkley is an ultramarathon, which means it’s longer, much longer, than your everyday, run-of-the-mill marathon, which is usually 26 miles. M: Yeah, this is not your ordinary marathon by any stretch, as if an ordinary marathon isn’t hard enough. And let me be clear to right up front: I am in NO WAY interested in participating in this event. H: Several years ago, Mark and I found ourselves watching a documentary on Netflix about an absolutely crazy thing called the Barkley Marathon, and I’ve been fascinated by it ever since. This week’s episode answers the question: How in the world did Martin Luther King’s assassin contribute to the creation of the world’s most difficult ultramarathon trail run event?
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