![]() “It’s cold in camp flakes of snow have been falling on and off all night. ![]() Wade and Stuart dominate at Ultra-Trail Snowdonia by UTMBĭunn’s first update was to detail the icy conditions facing runners, whose first loop will be in daylight, setting off exactly two hours later than 12 months ago. They were then sent on their way by him symbolically lighting his cigarette, with the only updates coming via the ‘official’ race feed from Keith Dunn on Twitter – and we’ll be keeping you up to speed with everything that happens via our in-running report. There’s a 12-hour window from midnight to midday for the start and when maverick race organiser Lake – real name Gary Cantrell – blew the conch at 0854 local time (1254GMT) on Tuesday, the 40 competitors knew they had an hour to get ready. ![]() The start of the race is shrouded in secrecy in order to discourage spectators from attending due to concerns about the impact to the park’s ecosystem.īut the first hints that something was afoot came when the #BM100 hashtag on Twitter started to light up late on Monday night local time as runners (or their sponsors) began to announce they were taking part. The 2023 Barkley Marathons are underway, with the competitors starting their odyssey in Frozen Head State Park in Tennessee following the traditional lighting of the cigarette by race director Lazarus Lake.
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