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IN THE SPELL OF THE BARKLEY - MICHIEL PANHUYSEN...

'A wonderful  compelling read' Vassos Alexander  radio presenter and ultrarunner Welcome to the
Barkley Marathons  a fever dream of an ultra event  inspired by a prison break  heralded by a
conch blast  paid for in cigarettes and socks  and completed only by a select few. A race in
which competitors haul themselves up mountains  through extreme weather conditions  beyond pain
and exhaustion  mile after mile. Completed 60 miles? That's just the fun run. Journalist and
ultrarunner Michiel Panhuysen is a multiple-time Barkley entrant  having fallen under the spell
of this most enigmatic of races - and its presiding philosopher-genius organizer Lazarus Lake -
in the early 2010s. On each occasion  the Barkley won. The Barkley nearly always wins. In the
Spell of the Barkley is a story of sporting obsession  exploring what drives individuals to
challenge themselves at the limits of what is possible - and what it takes to succeed.

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