requiring the successful BFC runner to run, when every fiber of their being cries out for taking things slow to recover. Long sections of very runnable trail follow on the heels of strength-sapping sections of hills. Course markings only exist at major turns, leaving the runner to rely on their confidence that they have not made a wrong turn, or missed a right one.

GPS is NOT ALLOWED, and those choosing to use it run the risk of lifetime ban. The BFC is a 50 kilometer race, with a ridiculous amount of climb and descent (with the attendant reward of numerous scenic vistas.) The course is designed to challenge the runner mentally, as well as physically. It contains all the elements beautiful trails thru the rugged Brushy Mountains, surprising new elements to the course every year, with the course map not revealed until the night before the race, numerous hard climbs and descents (including some of the signature hills that have made the Barkley a thing of legend), and a very personal challenge to face down the demons that wait for us at our very limits of endurance. The Barkley Fall Classic is designed to give the runner a taste of what the Barkley Marathons is all about. PLEASE NO DEFERRALS OR TRANSFERS About the Barkley Fall Classic

You are under no obligation to donate anything to the school,īut a lot of BFC runners over the years have donated some portion of their refund to the school,Īs i have no access to mail service until june 7! 'I would like to donate (0-100%) of my refund to the school!' So, if you want to move yourself to the head of the class in this process Those who are withdrawing themselves from the race and then expect a refund to magically appearĪpparently have a reading comprehension disorder, This creates a mess, since you are now removed from the race,Īnd we can only tell if you were issued a refund by going thru the checkbook line by line. If you wish to avail yourself of the refund here is what you need to do:ĭO NOT GO TO ULTRASIGNUP AND WITHDRAW FROM THE RACE The end of the period for withdrawing and receiving refunds is nearly at an end.Īs posted on the ultrasignup listing the cutoff will be May 31. Below is taken from the email laz sent out to everyone entered as of May 29:

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