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What Barkley Marathons Reveals About Ultrarunning
Season 1 · Episode 270

What Barkley Marathons Reveals About Ultrarunning

Borderlands Trail and Ultra Running · Josh Rosenthal | Ultra Runner

January 13, 202659m 28s

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Show Notes

If you've ever wanted to understand how Lazarus Lake thinks, not just the Barkley Marathons legend, but the man behind every race he's ever designed, this is the episode you've been waiting for.

Josh spent a day at Laz's home in Tennessee walking the trails of Big's Backyard Ultra and talking through his entire race catalog: Big's and Little's Backyard, the Barkley Marathons, the Fall Classic, Race for the Ages, the Idiot's Run, and more. What came out of it is a portrait of someone who believes that if no one can fail, no one can truly succeed.

For ultra runners who follow the sport deeply and want to understand the mind that built it.

Presented by Kiprun.

With support from Like the Wind Magazine + Hyperlyte Liquid Performance.

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Listen to Scene Two with Laz (the Last Rebel of Ultra Running) on Spotify or Apple or watch on YouTube

For behind the scenes and uncut content from this interview, go to our Patreon.

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