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Shasta @theshastaone.bsky.social · 16/02/2026

Sebastien Raichon's Fun Run this year is well over an hour faster than John Kelly's last year, and in far worse conditions. The course won, but Seb crushed it all things considered. I can't wait to hear all the stories that come out from this year! #bm100

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Ferenk - JBM @ferenk.bsky.social · 16/02/2026

If you want to see the video of Sébastien's finish, it's here : www.facebook.com/runningmag Thanks to Rémy Jegard for sharing. #BM100

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Hardloopnetwerk @hardloopnetwerk.bsky.social · 16/02/2026

De Nederlandse Noor van der Veen deed dit jaar mee aan de Barkley Marathons: We spraken haar vlak na haar Barkley in het onherbergzame Frozen Head State Park in de Amerikaanse staat Tennessee. ‘De Barkley was een langgekoesterde droom’. 👇🏼 hardloopnetwerk.nl/de-barkley-w... #BM100

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Noor van der Veen: ‘De Barkley was een langgekoesterde droom’

Op zaterdag 14 februari 12 uur klonk het startschot voor de Barkley Marathons, de beruchte 100-mijlsrace in de Verenigde Staten, waarvan slechts enkelen het lukt om hem uit te lopen. Eén van de veerti...

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Keith @keithdunn.bsky.social · 16/02/2026

Damian Hall came in off loop 3, but without collecting all his pages and is the last to face the bugler. Fog, cold, and the wet weather were factors. #BM100

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Keith @keithdunn.bsky.social · 16/02/2026

The 2026 Barkley Marathons is over. There are no finishers. #BM100

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John Sugden @johnsug.bsky.social · 16/02/2026

~95 minutes to go; congrats Seb! #bm100

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Keith @keithdunn.bsky.social · 16/02/2026

Sébastien Raichon finished loop 3 in 38:05:46 and is credited with a Fun Run. #BM100

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davidblank1.bsky.social @davidblank1.bsky.social · 15/02/2026

It’s been 3 hours and 20 minutes since Sèbastein was seen at the fire tower and he is still not back at camp yet. Damian Hall has 3 hours and 10 minutes to get back to camp for a fun run and there has been no word of him reaching the fire tower yet. Seb had daylight too 😬 #BM100

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Keith @keithdunn.bsky.social · 15/02/2026

Current view at the fire tower. Photo credit: Ashley Harris #BM100

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davidblank1.bsky.social @davidblank1.bsky.social · 15/02/2026

Barkley Marathons course rundown for 2026. Recent changes, some course stats, and how its impacted recent performance. Distance and elevation are calculated as lines on map as if someone stayed 'perfectly on course'. #bm100 #BarkleyMarathon A Thread 🧵(1/8) '26 changes at (5/8)

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Jason Myers @ohionightrunner.bsky.social · 15/02/2026

Iain Bethune checking in on his time out there #bm100

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Keith @keithdunn.bsky.social · 15/02/2026

In addition to the rain, fog is rolling in. Now the Barkley is just playing with the runners. #BM100

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Will Roberts @willbaldlygo.bsky.social · 15/02/2026

‘Allegedly’. Imagine the hubbub if this is a hoax 🤣 #bm100

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Alix Weasel @alixwzl.bsky.social · 15/02/2026

So we did get a couple more come in off loop one during the night at some point! Latest meeple view of #bm100

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The Green Runners @thegreenrunners.bsky.social · 15/02/2026

A few words from @ultradamo.bsky.social on speaking out. #ProgressNotPerfection Having set out on loop 5 last year at the #BM100, can he progress to the next step and finish this year? #GoDamo

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Ferenk - JBM @ferenk.bsky.social · 15/02/2026

À peine 13 heures pour faire la 3ème boucle si ils veulent prolonger l'aventure. Majoritairement de jour et en sens horaire, c'est jouable. Ils sont bien parti pour la FunRun. Blanchard bien accompagné pour sa première. #BM100

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Peter van Boesschoten @pavboesschoten.bsky.social · 15/02/2026

Today’s weather forecast Frozen Head State Park: rain for the next 18hrs or so, 7-10 degrees (Celsius) and a moderate breeze #bm100

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Keith @keithdunn.bsky.social · 15/02/2026

laz: How’s it going Damian? Damian Hall: Probably exactly how you want it to be going. #BM100

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Keith @keithdunn.bsky.social · 15/02/2026

One runner who dropped said he couldn’t understand why he was redlining the entire time because the course was easier than he expected. #BM100

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Will Roberts @willbaldlygo.bsky.social · 15/02/2026

‘21 hours of racing and there are only 8 runners in the running on loop 2. Suffice it to say that we are not likely to see finishers this year. The race ate its little ones one after the other.’

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Craig Almond @alarmingcod.co.uk · 15/02/2026

Love how the #SpineRace feed bsky.app/profile/dani... Has quietly morphed into a #BM100 feed for the weekend

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jaredbeasley.bsky.social @jaredbeasley.bsky.social · 14/02/2026

First year EVER for Laz to start Barkley on a counterclockwise loop. The result? 32 runners still on loop one after 11 hours!! #BM100

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Alix Weasel @alixwzl.bsky.social · 15/02/2026

IN SUMMARY: #BM100

An A4 piece of paper labelled #BM100 2026. At the bottom are two circles with arrows around them indicating a counterclockwise direction, one labelled Loop 1 and one labelled Loop 2. Above them is a large area labelled 'Tapped'. There are 7 dragon meeples in the Loop 1 circle, with a collection of 21 dragon and egg meeples in the tapped area above it. There are a further 11 dragon meeples in the Loop 2 circle, with one in the tapped area above it.

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jaredbeasley.bsky.social @jaredbeasley.bsky.social · 14/02/2026

Due to construction 🚧, a change to The Gate at this year's BARKLEY. #BM100 is a Go.

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John Cassidy @j0hncassidy.bsky.social · 19/07/2025

A chat, a ponder, an insight. @helenannhartley.bsky.social talks to YHRF Podcast, listen in... linktr.ee/youngheartsr... @willbaldlygo.bsky.social @keithdunn.bsky.social @ultradamo.bsky.social @drlygo.bsky.social

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Will Roberts @willbaldlygo.bsky.social · 26/06/2025

Last night a Dead Cow Gully, Phil Gore got a new #backyardultra world record with 119 Loops. Sam Harvey with the 118 Loop assist. #ultrarunning

Screenshot from Dead Cow Gully Backyard Ultra Facebook page. 2 runners chat in the dark with a few spectators around them. The caption reads:

LAST ONE STANDING
Phil Gore with 119 Loops (WR)
Sam Harvey with the 118 Loop ASSIST

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Will Roberts @willbaldlygo.bsky.social · 25/06/2025

Yeah, but are they having fun? Almost new world record time in Australia… #ultrarunning #backyardultra

A screenshot of a Facebook post which has a photo of two runners in the dark at the start line of the Dead Cow Gully backyard ultra, and the following text:

LOOP 116

Sam Harvey and Phil Gore take off on another night loop. When they return, they will equal the current WORLD RECORD.

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Will Roberts @willbaldlygo.bsky.social · 25/06/2025

Sam Harvey and Phil Gore are into loop 108, on night FIVE of #DeadCowGully #BackyardUltra The record is 116 loops. I feel tired this morning because I unconsciously pulled the blanket off my fiancée a couple of times in the night and she had to wake me up to get it back 🤣 #ultrarunning #running

Screenshot of a post from the Dead Cow Gully Backyard Ultra Facebook account. It shows 2 runners standing at a start line and reads: WELCOME TO THE 5TH NIGHT
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LOOP 108
Sam Harvey and Phil Gore go into a 5th Night at the Gully.
Phil is doing quick 40 minute loops. Sam is coming in around the 50 minute mark.
They will be alone in blackness for the entire loop until Phil passes Sam on the turn around. It must be a surreal feeling for them both. About 270 runners on the Saturday morning, the course clogged with runners unable to pass in sections.
Now they are all alone on the Wednesday night. The course is exactly the same, but this is a DIFFERENT EVENT NOW.
THE WORLD IS WATCHING LOOP BY LOOP.

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Will Roberts @willbaldlygo.bsky.social · 25/06/2025

I’ve had a full night’s sleep since the last post. 2 still standing on loop 106 at #DeadCowGully #ultrarunning

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Rachel Lense is Professionally Curious @rachellense.bsky.social · 14/06/2024

I made this Pride flag using only NASA images and our team thought it would be cool to share on social (I work on the NASA heliophysics communications team), but it's getting all sorts of hate on the bird app and Fbook. Thought y'all might be more appreciative of it here. ☺️🏳️‍🌈💖

A pride flag with every color band represented by a NASA image. White is Earth clouds, pink is aurora, blue is the Sun in a specific wavelength, brown is Jupiter clouds, black is the Hubble deep field, red is the top of sprites, orange is a Mars crater, yellow is the surface of Io, green is a lake with algae, blue is Neptune, and purple is the Crab Nebula in a specific wavelength.

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noco｜花の写真家 @noco3n-com.bsky.social · 21/06/2025

May the cool sound reach you as well.

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Will Roberts @willbaldlygo.bsky.social · 19/06/2025

It’s been a really, really, really good evening 🤩

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Will Roberts @willbaldlygo.bsky.social · 16/06/2025

If ever you need to have your faith in humans restored, come to the @spinerace.bsky.social Run it, volunteer at it, hand out flapjacks on the course. Whatever you put into the #SpineRace you get back in buckets ❤️

Two runners, strangers 24hrs ago, embrace at the finish line of the 108 mile Montane Summer Challenger South

Two runners embrace as friends at the finish line of the 46 mile Montane Summer Sprint South after fighting each other for a podium position all day.

Wayne, a volunteer turned Montane Summer Challenger South finisher, hugs a friend arriving at the finish line a short time behind him.

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Montane Spine Race @spinerace.bsky.social · 16/06/2025

➡️ The Montane Summer Spine Challenger North begins at 08:00 In Hardraw, one group of runners are anxiously anticipating the start of their 160 mile test on the trails… #SummerSpine #BritainsMostBrutal

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Montane Spine Race @spinerace.bsky.social · 16/06/2025

As the runners in the Montane Summer Spine Challenger North and MRT Challenge North start their journey toward Kirk Yetholm and glory, here’s your Monday morning update from @willbaldlygo.bsky.social Part 1… #SpineRace #SummerSpine

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Will Roberts @willbaldlygo.bsky.social · 13/06/2025

My usual pre #spinerace digs are set up, my spreadsheets have been wrestled into cooperation and my camera batteries are charging. 1 sleep until #summerspine 2025 🎉

A blow up mattress, sleeping bag and other kit strewn on the floor, behind the registration desks at Edale Village Hall #SpineRace

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Will Roberts @willbaldlygo.bsky.social · 13/06/2025

Me every time I walk into a room for the next 10 days… It’s nearly Summer #SpineRace time!

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Will Roberts @willbaldlygo.bsky.social · 27/05/2025

➡️ THE SPORTING EVENT OF THE YEAR… #sheffield

A paper flyer stuck to a pedestrian crossing. It says:
‘Come to Weston Park bandstand on Friday the 25th of July at 2:45pm to see two people attempt to eat a whole pack of dry/salted rice cakes each in under 30 minutes’

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Will Roberts @willbaldlygo.bsky.social · 27/05/2025

For anyone else wishing the May bank holiday was a week longer, here is a delightful family of ducks to soothe you. #timelinecleanse

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Will Roberts @willbaldlygo.bsky.social · 25/05/2025

‘for those who prefer smaller races with a more local vibe, there’s a fantastic range to choose from right across the UK’ They’ll stay smaller races if UTMB take charge of #trailrunning #ultrarunning in the UK. I want to see coverage of unique, independent races with all their local character!

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The Green Runners @thegreenrunners.bsky.social · 23/05/2025

This is one for Green Runners living in the SE of England. Looking for a new running challenge with easy access using public transport? Look no further than the London Spiral. PS Ultra runners please note, there’s no Thames crossing between crossing at Dartford and Purfleet. #HowWeMove

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Will Roberts @willbaldlygo.bsky.social · 23/05/2025

Seems it’s time to dust off the Lady Hale T-Shirt again!

A singularly terrible selfie. In it I’m wearing a black t-shirt with a glittery, silver spider up near my left shoulder, inspired by the brooch Lady Hale wore whilst giving Boris Johnson a bollocking in court in Sept 2019.

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The Green Runners @thegreenrunners.bsky.social · 22/05/2025

Green Runner John Kelly is going for the Appalachian Trail FKT and in doing so raising money for Hurricane Helene recovery. Dot watching will commence on Sunday! Go John!

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Will Roberts @willbaldlygo.bsky.social · 22/05/2025

This highlights a great point re #AI I have very little coding/dev experience, but I’ve been trying a few no/low-code tools to build systems that retrieve + analyse data from local sources. AI tools have helped me make these systems, but the systems usually work best when code/maths does the work…

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Will Roberts @willbaldlygo.bsky.social · 22/05/2025

John ‘randomforestrunner’ Kelly sets off this Sunday on the Appalachian Trail! He’ll be sharing updates on the area’s ongoing recovery from Hurricane Helene, a subject close to his heart #legend Learn more and show your support here: www.gofundme.com/f/hurricane-... #ultrarunning #running 🧵

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Donate to Hurricane Helene Recovery Along the Appalachian Trail, organized by John Kelly

This past September the southern Appalachia region suffered unprecede… John Kelly needs your support for Hurricane Helene Recovery Along the Appalachian Trail

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