![]() So I did change my training a bit initially to gain some fitness that I felt I was lacking. Initially 20,000ft of climbing, then 30,000ft, and last week 40,000ft of climbing. ![]() Last month the focus has shifted to 100% vertical training. I got back into more 100-mile distance weeks, rather than vertical-based weeks for a couple of months in the winter. So, when I got back into my training in November my focus was on more run training. I don’t believe that there was anything in my training for the first few years that I had to alter.īut I did find that by focusing on this specific race for so long, that had me moving through difficult terrain at 2 miles per hour, I got really efficient at moving 2 miles per hour – so I haven’t done much run training for the last few years. Through the first two years, I was definitely on the starting line with the physical and mental capabilities to finish the race. Third time training for the Barkley Marathon: What’s different? Read on to find out how his training and preparation is going. Gary Robbins, of course, is not the kind of runner, and after a quick recovery – he ran the Nolan’s Fourteens just a few months later – he was back on the Barkley horse.Īfter last year’s dramatic non-finish, Gary hit his saturation point talking about the race – no, really, he even told us so – so we figured we’d better focus on this year’s race. It’s the kind of result that has a less willful runner saying ‘never again’. It was unequivocally a DNF – and probably the most heartbreaking DNF in the history of DNFs. He crossed the finish line from the wrong direction, a few seconds after the 60-hour time limit. ![]() After nearly 60 hours of racing, a missed turn in the last moments took him off the course as he approached the finish. But there have likely been very few losses tougher than Canadian ultra-runner Gary Robbins’ result 2017 Barkley Marathons. ![]() We let him do what he does best – ramble on.įor the truly competitive athlete, every loss or DNF is a tough one. So it’s no surprise that Gary Robbins had plenty to say about the Barkley. During a 60-hour race, you get a lot of time to think. ![]()
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