Nicky Kidd

Clinical Professional Development Lead who loves being an aunt and running 👣

[Keith @keithdunn]

Damian Hall came in off loop 3, but without collecting all his pages, and is the last to face the bugler. Fog, cold, and the wet weather were factors. #BM100

[Keith @keithdunn]

The 2026 Barkley Marathons is over. There are no finishers. #BM100

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

[Keith @keithdunn]

A runner has to begin loop 4 by the 36 hour mark in order to continue. Neither Damian nor Sébastien will finish loop 3 in time to begin loop 4; however, if they complete loop 3 within 40 hours they will be credited with a Fun Run. #BM100

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#BM100
Photo credit: Ashley Harris

[Keith @keithdunn]

The final runner has returned from loop 1. “This mud sucks. What’s it made of? Grease?” #BM100

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Current view at the fire tower.
Photo credit: Ashley Harris
#BM100

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All the ladies are out. #BM100

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Speed is not the solution to navigation problems - laz #BM100

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It was less than two hours ago that Damian Hall started loop 3 barefoot to prevent his shoes from getting soaked in the stream. Max King covered his feet in plastic bags. Barkley runners evolve. #BM100

[Keith @keithdunn]

Max King begins loop 3 wearing plastic bags around his feet in 25:42:12. #BM100

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Damian Hall began loop 3 barefoot at 22:54:26. Mathieu Blanchard and Sébastien Raichon began loop 3 shortly thereafter. #BM100

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laz: How’s it going Damian?

Damian Hall: Probably exactly how you want it to be going.

#BM100

[Keith @keithdunn]

The first loop 2 finishers: Sébastien Raichon in 22:35:40; Mathieu Blanchard :42; Damian Hall :44. At the same time, another loop 2 runner has quit and is tapped out. #BM100

[Keith @keithdunn]

While we wait for the next runners to come in we’ve been discussing ways to make future Barkleys easier on the runners. Future years will yield mass finishes. #BM100

[Keith @keithdunn]

After watching all day the issue is simple: the runners have to go faster than one mile an hour. #BM100

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One runner who dropped said he couldn’t understand why he was redlining the entire time because the course was easier than he expected. #BM100

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Eight runners remain on loop 2. #BM100

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A French runner has been tapped out. Nine runners remain on loop 2. #BM100

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And then there were ten on loop 2. #BM100