The finest in the world "Berkeley Marathon" 2017 tournament finalists "1 person", 2nd to the time limit "less than 6 seconds" disqualified

On April 1, 2017, known as "the world's hardest endurance race" at Frozenhead State Park in Tennessee, USABerkeley MarathonWas held. Its harshness clearly shows the fact that only 15 people finish in the history of the tournament over 30 years. There was only one finisher in the 2017 tournament, and the players who seemed to be able to finish in a little while later were disqualified in less than 6 seconds at the prescribed time.

2017 Barkley Marathon features one finisher, heartbreak for Gary Robbins - Canadian Running Magazine
http://runningmagazine.ca/2017-barkley-marathons-recap/

Berkeley Marathon is a harsh race that will run a course of 20 miles per lap (about 32 km) within 5 hours, that is, 160 km within 60 hours. Routes that are set are only steep mountain paths, and a new route will be set every time. Because the up / down is too intense, "acquisition elevation" which added up all the altitude which climbed the slope reaches 18,000 meters. In other words, if you think that Mt. Fuji is equivalent to climbing a little less than five times within 60 hours, you can feel the fullness of this race.

Such a Berkeley marathon 2017 tournament finish in the prescribed time only, the winner was John · Kelly from Washington DC, USA. Kerry's goal time was 59 hours 30 minutes 33 seconds. And Gary Robbins, a Canadian native who cooperated with Mr. Kelly to finish in the middle, was not goal for just 6 seconds. Besides, in the bad weather of snow and fog, Mr. Robins lost sight of the course and ran out of course without receiving anyone's assistance, but because I could not make a goal with the route defined by the rules, The result is that the eye run is not counted.


The state of the moment Robins "goal" is contained in the movie. The audience sends applause to Mr. Robins running from the other side of the road in the last sport, but it does not reach the goal for only 6 seconds. You can feel that the air at the goal point is extremely tightened in the situation that you must tell Robbins who fell to the ground as it is the route mistakenly. There is a scene called "He has all the pages" on the way, but this is a rule to break the page of the book placed at each point to show that it passed the checkpoint, It means that it has all. Although it was Mr. Robins who was able to run properly halfway, it is the tragedy's goal that it leads to a way of getting lost in the end at the end and finding a goal way wrong.

After that, the situation of Robbins who confirms with Mr. Gary "Raz" Kan Trail who is the founder of the event is also. Although I ran according to the rule that it was not enough for 6 seconds and I ran according to the rule "I must run 5 laps in the reverse direction with the 1st runner", but I arrived from the opposite side to the goal 's gate because I made a mistake Robbins who was declared disqualified keeps his eyes closed, as it has been deemed not to meet the rules because it is closed. However, receiving surrounding applause that praises a good fight, Robbins pushed a big button written as "easy". Then, the voice "That was easy" (victory) is flowing and surroundings are enveloped with laughter. Finally, the winner Kelly appears and makes a deep hug that shares Mr. Robins' sorrow, but it seems that he seems to be getting very sensitive.

From the start to the fourth lap, Mr. Robins and Mr. Kelly ran along the course and kept pace. The time when I passed the first two laps was 20 hours 18 minutes 52 seconds, and the time when I ran the fourth lap was 46 hours 26 minutes 07 seconds. For the prescribed time of "12 hours" set for all laps, both of them kept a good pace to pass within 10 hours. And on the last lap five, the rule stipulates that "We must circle in the direction opposite to the previous runner". Kelly who passed the top on lap four selected clockwise. And then Robbins challenged the last 20 miles counterclockwise.

The last lap is very bad weather conditions, snow and fog came out and the temperature is getting cooler and cool. Mr. Kelly said that he fell asleep as he lost consciousness halfway through the course due to lack of sleep. And when it is one and a half hours before the goal, Mr. Kelly wakes up in cold weather. And I started running again with the aim of goal, but in order to avoid getting deprived of body temperature, I superimposed a super plastic bag that was caught on the standing as a jacket and wore a knit cap I picked up and finished a goal I aimed.

Meanwhile, Mr. Robins misses the course in bad weather and suffers from the misfortune of losing 2 miles (about 3.2 km). Participants are not permitted to possess mobile phones and GPS devices, and only two service points are placed on the course. Depending on the compass and the map, we had to check the route by myself, and it seems that Mr. Robins attacked the painful mischose in such a situation.


It will be said that the racing itself is already a tremendous race, as well as the fact that it will no longer be a complete race, but this is the feature of the competition. Everyone can participate in the tournament, but the examination method has changed for the first time. Although there are no conditions that qualify to participate, the entry candidate submits an essay on the theme "Why should I be allowed to participate in this event?" Entry form is sent to the person who passed this examination, but that number is limited to only 40 people. And when doing the entry, it seems that somehow somehow it pays a mysterious entry fee of "1 dollar 60 cents (about 180 yen)" to apply for participation.

Besides, "The first participant brings a vehicle license plate of the state or country where he lives and posts it at the venue" "Some people who completed the race return to" Razu " Camel "brand cigarette must be brought", "Signs for the start," when "Raz" put a fire on cigarette "seems to be a race that is unusual and free atmosphere.

As usual, the 2018 Berkeley Marathon should be held in April 2018. It is good for me to check the official website if you think.

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