@taka-does-stuff.bsky.social this video/podcast is mostly about Allison Powell's Barkley, but at 0:52 Jeff Garmire offhandedly says he finished one loop in approximately 13 hours and 50 minutes. Not exact, but it's a start. #bm100

Loop 1 exact times from 2026 #bm100 Séverine Vandermeulen: 12:31:39. Chris Roberts in within a minute of that www.youtube.com/watch?v=eXi4... @taka-does-stuff.bsky.social

The first guy is Stephen Redfern. #BM100

Photos of 'unknown' runners Credits (Instagram) : David Miller, Ashlinalive, cartercaptures_photography @taka-does-stuff.bsky.social #BM100

With the continued mentions of wild pigs, my theory is that Raichon thought one of the books was in a cave, they all went in to look, and some sort of #BM100 Lord of the Flies scenario ensued. Lots of confirmed names and IDs in Laz's post too. But mainly I care about the stories at this point 😆

#BM100 nickname update, you only 1 after finishing loop 1, real names after loop 3. Thanks to @keithdunn.bsky.social for keeping it real. Knew Guy was JK. Path Finder was Damo. Chiselled Jaw Guy was Mathieu Blanchard. Old French Guy was Sebastian Raichon. And Andreas Birjukovs was Latvian guy!

@taka-does-stuff.bsky.social I run far magazine speculates that Vandermeulen was the women to finish loop 1 in around 12:30. Not confirms but Worth noting #bm100 www.irunfar.com/2026-barkley...

This photo of Sébastien on loop 3 confirms the speculation. For the first time since 2021 ratjaw was climbed both Clockwise and counter clockwise this year #bm100 @ratjaw.bsky.social @barkleymarathon.bsky.social

Some books used on the trail this year (from Emma Stuart) - Dark Justice by Jack Higgins - 'M' is for Malice by Sue Grafton - You will never be found by Tove Alsterdal - Lenin and the Russian Revolution by Christopher Hill - Left Behind by Tim LaHaye and Jerry B. #BM100

We are now entering the two week long #bm100 Afterhour. Please share any race reports, videos, photo albums you may see with the hashtag.

Some pictures of New runners in here and names given to the loop1 leaders. Including Guillaume Calmettes as a participant that finished the first loop. @taka-does-stuff.bsky.social @barkleymarathon.bsky.social #bm100 www.knoxnews.com/picture-gall...

I hope to learn a little more about the course changes in the coming weeks as reports start to roll out. If there’s anything substantial I’ll make a post that hopefully the #bm100 diehards here will still see

As always want to thank everyone in the Barkley internet crew for helping make this event as much fun as it. Especially @taka-does-stuff.bsky.social for their resilience in keeping the spreadsheet going, @johnsug.bsky.social for their charts and @trustedsystem.bsky.social for good discussions #bm100

I understand why changes were made. But I miss getting a 3rd day of the excitement and suspense that comes with tracking the Barkley and getting to cheer for runners through loops 4 and 5. Also the realization that the internet’s best sporting event has been cut short by 33% the last 2 years #bm100

Congrats to Sébastien! With the weather and conditions this year this was an insane performance. Now we wait and hope for a safe return from Damian. #bm100

Sébastien Raichon finished loop 3 in 38:05:46 and is credited with a Fun Run. #BM100

It’s been 3 hours and 20 minutes since Sèbastein was seen at the fire tower and he is still not back at camp yet. Damian Hall has 3 hours and 10 minutes to get back to camp for a fun run and there has been no word of him reaching the fire tower yet. Seb had daylight too 😬 #BM100

Damian came through a while ago.

bsky.app/profile/keit... Now in back to back years the course has won. 2024 looks to have been the end of an era. #BM100

5 minutes left to start a 4th loop 🤞#BM100

Damian has 4:30 to get back into camp for a fun run. Given the current fog and mud at Frozen Head and the onset of darkness, we should start hoping to hear of him at the fire tower soon for him to have a good chance to make it back in time #BM100

bsky.app/profile/keit... Go Sebastian! To start a loop 4 he has 2:34 to cover approximately 8 miles with 3,500ft of elevation gain and over 5,000ft of loss in the rain. Very tough but still on the table. #BM100

bsky.app/profile/ohio... #BM100 has 16 book, just like last year

Barkley Marathons course rundown for 2026. Recent changes, some course stats, and how its impacted recent performance. Distance and elevation are calculated as lines on map as if someone stayed 'perfectly on course'. #bm100 #BarkleyMarathon A Thread 🧵(1/8) '26 changes at (5/8)

bsky.app/profile/keit... 4 runners on loop 3 is the same number as last year. Except this year 3 runners started loop 3 before 24:00 and last year it was zero. In 2024 13 runners started loop 3. #BM100

My initial tracking of my guess for the 2026 course is 2 miles longer and 1k ft more elevation per loop than the already brutal 2025. Will have to look a little closer at the extremely limited info I have in the morning because that can’t be right. Especially with more loop 1 finishes. #BM100

multiple fun runs seem to still be on the table. Let’s see how they handle the overnight rain #bm100

Has anyone heard how many books there are this year? In the last 3 years its gone from 13 to 15 then 16 last year. #BM100

With the cutoff to start loop 2 past it looks like there were two more loop 1 finishes than last year. (10 to 12) #bm100

oops, was making chicken alfredo for my wife #bm100

My #bm100 prediction this year. 3 fun run finishes, 1 runner starts loop 4. None start loop 5

Since @ratjaw.bsky.social is doing the race him/herself it would be a wasted opportunity not do include Rat Jaw Climb.

Not a helpful chart, but approximately 8.5 hours in; we could see first loop finishers soon if conditions aren't too nasty #bm100

#bm100 cutoffs Conch: Feb 14 5:00 am ET Start: Feb 14 6:00 am ET Loop 1 cutoff: Feb 14 7:20 pm / 19:20 ET Loop 2 cutoff: Feb 15 8:40 am ET Loop 3 cutoff: Feb 15 6:00 pm / 18:00 ET Fun Run cutoff: Feb 15 10:00 pm / 22:00 ET Loop 4 cutoff: Feb 16 6:00 am ET Loop 5 cutoff: Feb 16 6:00 pm / 18:00 ET

#bm100 Testicle Spectacle is back for the first time since 2018! This would mean there is a somewhat substantial course change. Maybe little hell gets the axe and CW rat jaw climbs are back

Something I’ve been begging for since forever: loops 1 and 2 are counterclockwise. #BM100

The conch was blown at 5:00am. The 2026 Barkley Marathons begins in one hour. #BM100

"The weather forecast for Frozen Head is: Heavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Mon afternoon, min 4°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (gales from the S on Sat night, calm by Mon morning)." #bm100 www.mountain-forecast.com/peaks/Frozen...

Good morning @taka-does-stuff.bsky.social 🫠😂

Back on blue sky just for the unexpected early start of the #bm100 I dont have a course write up ready. Expect one tonight or tomorrow AM. But what I can say is last year’s course was immensely harder on paper than 2024’s and I don’t think much of it will change this year. Last year’s below

@taka-does-stuff.bsky.social more Barkley spreadsheet additions for 2025. At 42:00 there is an interview with runner Ken Zemach. Probably the “Kenny?” on the spreadsheet. Also at 37:30 Lees Makhlouf (spelling?) is a French speaking runner returning to camp. #bm100 podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/h...

@taka-does-stuff.bsky.social Ben Kerezman from Indiana can be added to the Barkley spreadsheet for this year. #bm100 www.instagram.com/thestoicrunn...

A little look at the beast of a course from Barkley 2025. The new sections: ball bearing hill, is by Barkley standards not too bad at 1350ft climbed in 1 mile. Maybe more crazy is the new 1st descent that drops 1500ft in 0.8miles. Also I was wrong, the 1st climb hasn't changed #BM100

Already a proper edited video on this year's Barkley! www.youtube.com/watch?v=ezjz... #BM100

From Sébastien’s report: There were 16 books this year, the most ever. Ratjaw is still only climbed in CCW loops. 2 big climbs were added, one is ball bearing hill, the other is probably a previously removed one brought back. #bm100

John Kelly with some course info for #bm100

This is interesting stuff. If the course is actually 15% longer and more elevation, using 2024’s numbers that would put the 2025 course at roughly 26.5 miles and 14,700ft a loop. By far the toughest course on paper ever #BM100 Also definitely felt much more silence from camp than usual.

this year was brutal -- looks like the fewest total loops completed (and average loops per runner) since 1995 #bm100

final tracker (more or less -- still don't know who was the tenth runner to complete the first loop) -- congrats on a fun time in Frozen Head, John Kelly! #bm100