He made it back to camp around noon and was the final runner to face the bugler, who played Taps.

Greig Hamilton of New Zealand had not yet returned from Loop 4 in time to start Loop 5. The Sheriff asked for this selfie with Laz. He was then a given a ride back to camp by the Morgan County Sheriff. People in the village called the Sheriff reporting a suspicious person. In Petros, he sought help from a trash can that he thought was a person. He descended toward the lights of the town of Petros, probably thinking it was the former Brushy Mountain Prison, which the course runs through. On Loop 4 of 5, Karel Sabbe of Belgium retrieved the pages from the first three books, but then became disoriented and lost. This year thirty runners finished Loop 1, six runners finished Loop 2, and five runners finished Loop 3. If runners complete three 20-mile loops (60 miles/97 km) this is known as a “fun run.” The full course is five loops, about 100 miles (160 km), with about 54,200 feet of climbing, which must be completed in 60-hours. There were no finishers among about 35 starters.

The 2022 Barkley Marathons course at Frozen Head State Park in Tennessee won again this year. The 2023 Barkley results are available here. New Book! Grand Canyon Rim to Rim History

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