I have been remiss in not posting this but the #bm100 and the #bfc50k exist because of Frozen Head State Park. This is our opportunity to show our appreciation and help support the work of the park. Please consider donating. tnstateparksconservancy.org/my-tn-state- […]

While this year’s #bm100 is over, you can relive last year’s race with two documentaries: The Finisher: Jasmin Paris and the Barkley Marathons is at youtu.be/PgTEsybXw-4 https://youtu.be/PgTEsybXw-4

The 2025 Barkley Marathons is over. There are no finishers. #bm100

John Kelly finished Loop 3 in 39:50:27. #bm100

John Kelly, who is credited with a Fun Run, tapped himself out, after which Sébastien Raichon was tapped out. Tomokazu Ihara is still on the course after 40 hours. #bm100

Sébastien Raichon comes in two minutes before the 40 cutoff but did not complete the loop. #bm100

John Kelly @RndmForestRunnr finished Loop 3 in 39:50:27. #bm100

15 minutes left for the Fun Run and we have yet to see a runner’s light. #bm100

30 minutes left for the Fun Run and we have yet to see a runner’s light. #bm100

Under one hour left for the Fun Run and we have yet to see a runner’s light. #bm100

50 mile per hour wind, steady rain, less than 1:15 to go. The runners better be on Ball Bearing Hill if they hope to get here in time. Wherever they are, things are getting intense. This is the Barkley. #bm100

The rain has started and the wind has really picked up. Less than 1:20 remain for the runners to finish Loop 3. #bm100

Two hours left for the Fun Run and we have yet to see a runner’s light. #bm100

We are 36 hours into the race, meaning the three runners still on Loop 3 cannot continue to Loop 4. However, if they complete Loop 3 within 40 hours they will be credited with a Fun Run. That’s where the real race is now. #bm100

It’s dark out here. And windy. #bm100

Tomo and John have passed the Fire Tower; John about 30 minutes behind Tomo. #bm100

Maxime Gauduin quit on Loop 3 with no pages and is tapped out. Three runners remain in the race. #bm100

Tim Landy is still on Loop 2 and has timed out. Whenever he returns to camp he will be tapped out. Four runners are on Loop 3. #bm100

Ian Farris quit on Loop 2 and has been tapped out. #bm100

It has become necessary for the race to have two buglers. #bm100 Quoted Post: https://bsky.app/profile/penguinjenguin.bsky.social/post/3lkqr2h4u5s2q

Beginning Loop 3. #bm100

Sébastien Raichon finished Loop 2 in 25:29:15; Maxime Gauduin in 25:29:16. #bm100

John Kelly has begun Loop 3. #bm100

John Kelly has finished Loop 2 in 25:00:40. #bm100

Tomo is the first runner to begin Loop 3. #bm100

Tomokazu Ihara is the first to finish Loop 2 in 24:32:50. #bm100

Three runners have just come into camp after quitting on Loop 1. Carl: Where the hell have you been? Runner: Book 9. #bm100

24 hours into the #bm100 no runners have completed Loop 2.

Julien Chable has become the latest to drop out on Loop 2. Six runners remain in the race. #bm100

A runner has come back from Loop 1. “I went to Garden Spot, and then I came back.” #bm100

Chris Fisher and Thomas Calmettes both have dropped out on Loop 2 at Bald Knob. Though seemingly about a hundred yards apart, they did not see each other. Seven runners remain on Loop 2; five remain on Loop 1. #bm100

Word has come to camp that a runner may be running down Hwy 62. #bm100

Whist many slept a few more runners have ended their run. Six runners remain on Loop 1. None of the runners who started Loop 2 have dropped or completed the loop. #bm100

The human sacrifice lives! And has returned to camp. #bm100

Ten runners completed Loop 1 within the time limit; 9 continued to Loop 2. 14 runners have been tapped out; 16 remain on Loop 1 and will be tapped out when they return. #bm100

A final runner completes Loop 1 with under two minutes remaining to turn it around and begins Loop 2 at 13:19:30. #bm100

Two more Loop 1 finishers in 13:06:01 and 13:06:06. #bm100

Runners have to be on Loop 2 within the next hour (12.57 am) in order to continue in the race. So far 6 runners are on Loop 2, 1 is in camp after finishing Loop 1, 13 have quit, the remainder are still on Loop 1. #bm100

Nondescript guy with a cool accent has begun Loop 2. #bm100

The next runner to finish Loop 1 came in at 11:59:02. laz: Are you ok? Runner: I’m Barkley ok. #bm100

This year we had our first runner from Zambia who unfortunately is one of the drops. The course won. #bm100

The sixth runner to finish Loop 1 has come in at 11:34:27. (11:34 upside down is hell.) #bm100

Two runners have come back after wandering around Stallion Mountain and a few other places before coming back. “I got the full Barkley experience of being navigationally embarrassed.” “We saw quite a bit!” #bm100

Tomo has begun Loop 2. #bm100

Two more runners have finished Loop 1 in 10:57:32 and 10:57:50. #bm100

There are no Canadian runners left in the race. #bm100

We’ve just had three more drops coming in from different directions. laz, to runner: You’re coming in from the wrong direction! Runner: I left my sense of humor behind. #bm100

The third runner has just begun Loop 2. laz: Every loop is easier than the loop before. Runner: Are you sure? #bm100

The third runner has finished Loop 1 in 10:20:41. #bm100

Two more runners are tapped out. “Are you sure the directions to one of the books] are accurate?” [#bm100