Gale Freed

@keithdunn I think we knew this would be the result this year as soon as last year ended. My congratulations to all that knew that and still put their heart and soul into the course this year.

The 2025 Barkley Marathons is over. There are no finishers. #BM100

@DbJared @keithdunn Ordered!

📚Book Announcement📚 Back at the Barkley firepit this year – and thrilled to announce THE ENDURANCE ARTIST is now available for pre-order! This rare look into Lazarus Lake will be published by 80/20 and distributed by Simon & Schuster. #BM100🔗bit.ly/3FuwNe5 It began with a question—one that ran through Laz’s life, his races, and my encounters with him: “What makes you quit?” And what started as a simple biography morphed into something else altogether. There’s hard, insanely hard, then there’s Laz’s creations. He’s been called everything from a hillbilly genius to an evil mastermind to “the Willy Wonka of the Woods.” Through jeerleaders, taunts, and non-standardized (often unknown) distances – Laz questions whether our obsession with fairness ultimately limits our potential. His Barkley Marathons is widely regarded as the most difficult and ingenious ultramarathon ever devised. Set in the thorny wilds of Tennessee, runners hunt for hidden books in hills, hells, and hollers. In 38 years, only 20 runners have reached the finish line. His Backyard Ultras upend our notions of winning and losing—a race with no finish line, where “speed kills” and the best finish last. The Endurance Artist offers the reader a ringside seat to these crucibles and punches through the gore to expose a surprising humanity beneath. Along the way, an unflinching portrait of Lazarus Lake emerges – an aimless hippie-turned hospital orderly-turned accountant, who took a simple idea – that failure has to hurt – and made it into an art form. "I was captivated. The suffering, striving, and dreaming of the ultra-community is right there smack up against the unanswerable yet irresistible question: Why does anyone do this? So many insights into Laz and his legacy, while never losing track of the basic mystery of the man." —Tom Foreman, Emmy-award-winning journalist at CNN "Beasley finally delivers the tale so many of us have waited to read, a book as rambunctious, bloody and—yes, beautiful—as its subjects. If you're a runner—you'll devour it. If you're not a runner—you'll devour it. " —Chris Solomon, Contributing editor at Outside magazine “Whether you run or not, you will love reading about the quirky, brilliant, hillbilly genius of Lazarus Lake who, like Bob Dylan, isn’t afraid to experiment. He doesn’t care about expectations or what others think of him. The Endurance Artist will... leave you simultaneously laughing and cringing as you meet a cast of characters as exceptional as they come.” —Marshall Ulrich, best-selling author of Running on Empty and Both Feet on the Ground. Endurance athlete, speaker, and Route 66 UltraRun race director. 📢I'll be covering this year's Barkley for The Guardian. Stay tuned! #TheEnduranceArtist #lazbook #ultrarunning

@LaurenVassallo 5 winners last year = harder course this year

I haven't been following #bm100 as closely this year. Seems like the course is especially heinous (or fun, depending on your outlook). Any particular reason why? Weather looks solid....

@BarkleyCourse @keithdunn Oh no, been a fan for a long time….

@imalismom @keithdunn I take it you're new in these parts...? 😂

@keithdunn - Update for immediate release: There will be no #bm100 finishers this year. As such, everyone can return to work and get on with their lives and I will see you all again next year where I hope the runners prepare better. Thanks again for coming out to play!

@BarkleyCourse @KarenDeWindt @keithdunn See you there

@KarenDeWindt @keithdunn Looks like I may have to join you. @keithdunn is there too. Follow along with #bm100 over there as well. There's overlap but overall it looks like it's probably a better feed over there so far. But, I'm just a dumb course so what do I know?

I am contemplating creating a Bluesky-account just for the #BM100 . Is there extra news there? I mean, the only news is our dear lord and saviour @keithdunn, but still.

@henryspeir Trying to set up all the “follows” on blue sky - who else switched over?

mic check - one, two... It's been a minute! I(of all people, I know!) was unceremoniously shadow banned 😂 from #bm100 hastag last year and I wondering where this will reach now. I'm also over on BlueSky and maybe the this whole party would be better there anyway...

@keithdunn Notification time!!!!

After multiple failed attempts, the conch was blown at 10:37. The 2025 Barkley Marathons begins in one hour. #BM100.

@DbJared I love it!!!!!

Costume of the year at Walt Disney World Marathon!! #bm100

@JDVanceNewsX Thumbs up!

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The Senate has a job to do. Before they leave for the year, they need to hold the final vote on #HR82, the Social Security Fairness Act. Our educators are depending on them to do what's right. Repeal GPO and WEP! nea.org/advocating-for…

@GroverNorquist @SenTedCruz NO! We have waited for decades for someone to do something! NEVER HAPPENED!! PASS #HR82 TONITE!!!!!

@SenBillCassidy Where is the momentum now??? Don't let this night pass without voting on #HR82.

@SenSchumer Please vote on #HR82! I’m a 29-year educator and it will make a huge difference for teachers, firefighters and other public workers just like me. The #GPO-WEP is ridiculously unfair! #SocialSecurityFairnessAct

@SenBillCassidy 29-year #teacher here! Don’t stop until #HR82 passes! This will make a gigantic difference for middle-class service workers like me. Don’t let this die! #SocialSecurityFairnessAct #PassHR82Now

@SenSchumer please vote yes on HR82 so we can proudly take care of our retired and retiring seniors! #hr82

#Hr82 @tedcruz @MikeCrapo @RandPaul @ChuckGrassley Pass it! #Pullyouramendments. Do the right thing. Fix the entire program next year.

@SenatorEBrownOH Please get #HR82 to the floor for a vote TONIGHT! I’m a central Ohio teacher retiring in the next 5 - 7 years. Passing the #SocialSecurityFairnessAct is just that — FAIR. Don’t let this stall!

Listening to this song once a day keeps the doctor away 🍎

@DonaldTNews Yes!

Do you agree that BLM and Pride Flags should be banned from classrooms? YES or NO? If YES, I will follow you back 🇺🇸