Deep in the mountains of Tennessee, there is a race where ultra running goes to die. In the 30 years of its existence, only 14 people have finished the Barkley 100. This year, the course spanned 20 miles which competitors were required to do five laps. There's a 60 hour window to complete the race. And not one person finished. The founder said it's man against mountain. And mountain surely won this year. One racer said "You don’t come here to be victorious. You come here to be humiliated."
It's an attempt at the impossible and the .01% finish rate only seems to draw more interest. Would you be up for the challenge?
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