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‘60 hours of hell’: hardship is the only way forward at the Barkley Marathons

More crucible than race, the Barkley Marathons in the hostile backwoods of Tennessee remains the world’s toughest footrace, where change, adaptation and the struggle to survive play out

The Guardian - US · Mar 22, 2025

‘I don’t smoke on the uphills’: Lazarus Lake walks across America (again)

Gary Cantrell, aka Lazarus Lake or Laz, completed his first trans-continental trek in 2018. He’s now attempting his second, but this time against medical advice

The Guardian - US · Apr 27, 2024

Ultrarunner Harvey Lewis reaches the end of Lazarus Lake’s endless backyard

Harvey Lewis, a 47-year-old Ohio ultramarathoner, won the last-man-standing Big Dog’s Backyard Ultra race after running the approximate distance between San Francisco to LA

The Guardian - US · Oct 27, 2023