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One More Hour: Guillaume Calmettes’ 245.832 Miles at Big Dog Backyard Ultra

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  1. Dovey
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    Thanks, can't wait to read this! "The Barkley Marathons" is one of my favourite documentaries. For some reason, I -- total couch potato -- love hearing about these insane races. Maybe I just like...

    Thanks, can't wait to read this! "The Barkley Marathons" is one of my favourite documentaries. For some reason, I -- total couch potato -- love hearing about these insane races. Maybe I just like congratulating myself for not being that particular kind of crazy.

    BTW, there's a typo in your "marathon" tag, but I don't think I have the ability to edit tags.

    Edit: fixed now.

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  2. tunneljumper
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    For those not in the know, the Big Dog Backyard Ultra is the brainchild of an ultrarunning legend, Gary Cantrell aka "Lazarus Lake." He created the Barkley Ultra, a demoralizing 5-lap, 100-mile...

    For those not in the know, the Big Dog Backyard Ultra is the brainchild of an ultrarunning legend, Gary Cantrell aka "Lazarus Lake." He created the Barkley Ultra, a demoralizing 5-lap, 100-mile course that is explicitly designed to tear participants down.

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