Full coverage of Gary Robbins & John Kelly 2017 Barkley Marathons
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- Опубліковано 20 бер 2018
- Washington, D.C.’s John Kelly has finished, and won, the 2017 Barkley Marathons in 59:30:53. Gary Robbins did not make the 1:42 p.m. EDT cutoff after 60 hours. With the victory, Kelly is the 15th finisher in the race’s history. Robbins missed the 60-hour cutoff by an agonizing six seconds after touching the yellow gate (the finish) from the opposite direction. He had all necessary pages.
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"Thank you very much for another wonderful event." This is what Gary says shortly after missing out by 6 seconds...after 60 hours of grueling hardship. What an amazing example of sportsmanship. Congratulations to Gary for a fantastic effort. Oh right, and congratulations to John for officially completing this event.
midgic egg He didn’t miss by 6 seconds. He took a wrong turn which cut distance off his final loop.
He missed by 2 miles
can someone explain to me? if Gary had not told anyone he went down the wrong turning, would anyone have known? are they tracked many thanks
@@nondescriptlife130 if he has all the pages from the books, there is no wrong turn or cut off..
@@buscuitbear2126 I am curious about this as well. I think there was a case earlier, where a runner went 200 yards (just 200 yards!) on the incorrect side of a stream, and was DQ'd (despite making the time)
John gets my vote , no fanfare , not much of a team …. just does it.... just kills it.
Facts. A bit too much talk from Robbins. Also, Kelly really came from behind, from quitting the race dazed and confused in 2016, to calmly winning it in 2017.
That said, both are great athletes.
@@katarishigusimokirochepona6611 agreed
I was lucky enough to crew for John Kelly earlier this year in the UK on his successful FKT on the Pennine Way. My claim to fame is that he's slept in my bed (in my campervan! 🤣). He gives you the steeliest of stares at times!!
@@999shaznaybit late here but that’s awesome haha. When I done my first ultra I commented on his insta saying I had my first ultra the next day. He wished me luck and said I could do it. It’s the equivalent of Messi or Ronaldo replying to a football fan 😂 love how ultra running isn’t that mainstream cause we get the chance to interact with all the legends of the sport!
Yep. John's just having a run about in his backyard. Love John
Gary Robbins is a genuine hero.
AMAZING !
Eh, not really. I consider genuine heroes those who do something selfless.
@@mickdooley8994 Why are you here? Do you just go around youtube pissing on things that don't agree with your worldview?
@@mickdooley8994 I agree. There's something not genuine about him. No matter how good an athlete he is.
dloental You are the one who thinks people pursuing self-focussed goals are somehow ‘heroes’. Mick Dooley is absolutely right, and you are wrong.
Touching the gate 6 seconds too late is brutal
One of the books Laz used at a checkpoint this year (2018) was called "Six Seconds" haha
hahah, he sure knows how to pick a title :D
The six seconds didn't matter, as he came down the mountain the wrong way and didn't complete the course correctly. The whole "six seconds" bit means nothing. Valiant effort though!
but he went the wrong way regardless if he got his pages and came in before the cutoff / failed
@@MrFun-fb8re Can you please explain.. I might not get all the rules.. for what I got, you have to collect all the pages, there is not track.. and no cut off
It's so weird watching this and then going back to watch "Where Dreams Go to Die" by Ethan Newberry (AKA "TheGingerRunner"). Funny because when watching this there's super casual music, but then in the movie, it's super tense music and the cinematography is completely different.
I know your comment was 1 year ago but I just wanted to touch on the great point you made with the music in "Where Dreams Go To Die". The music and cinematography made me physically scared to go trail running for about 2 weeks. I felt like my casual 3 mile state park loop was going to keep me out in the rain and snow for 4 days.
What an event. Great achievement for both fellas. So rough for Gary but amazing determination anyway. Old Laz smoking his camels 🐫 😀
When He said 'Thank You' I bawled.minute 17
14:40 - that's hard to watch after all that effort, to have made a nav error and being so close to finally completing the BM. Wow!
On treadmill now watching this. 3 miles down. 97 to go
🤣
He will never finish. This will haunt him for the rest of his life.
The Six Seconds...................
My heart just sank when laz said he didn't need to count the pages because he was 6 minutes late. Six. Minutes. Gary you are at true warrior. An inspiration to us all.
6 minutes? He was only late by 6 seconds! Regardless of if he had been marginally faster though, he came in on the wrong track.
Ils ont vu des fantômes.
Paul the Apostle: "I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith:"
When Gary collapses on the floor after lap 5, we get a good look at his shoes. Does anybody know what they are? I'm guessing a pair of Salomon trail shoes, but... The tread looks more like a road shoe! Also, if it is a trail shoe ... Wouldn't a fell shoe (or whatever the American equivalent is) be more suitable for this sort of rough, uneven, slippery, wet terrain?
Could be an early version of the Salomon Sense Ride. Yeah, the logs could be longer, but you also want cushioning, and maybe rain protection, and not much weight. So you have to make compromises.
@@cyvoc2316 cheers. That's what I meant - I thought he'd wear the American equivalent of Inov8 mudclaws or x-talons or something similar for fellrunning.
John says to Gary at the end, " Gary , is your nanny single ?"
Pyscos
Im sitting here in my recliner having a sip of coffee thinking this looks pretty easy when suddenly the chair slips back and i almost choke to death....Id like to see more hustle though
4:30 What did she say ?
“I didn’t tell anybody”
...and so, I worry about our species. I worry all the time. But every now and then, I come across some examples like Gary and John -- and for that matter, the entirety of Big Cove -- and yeah, I feel better. I see hope. I see _potential_ . All right there on the screen. Pretty cool, that.
Laz: This race has no trails
Laz: He came in on the wrong trail.
I've been watching all these vids. I am an athlete, but I can't help but consider how narcissistic this all is.
Virtually all athletics is either narcissistic or avaricious. Nothing wrong with base motivations.
Why do you think it's narcissistic?
Who's running the race to Heaven? The only race that really matters is finishing the race to Heaven.
If you believed what you've commented your page wouldn't be filled with propaganda. Leave an amazing video about an amazing race to those who care about it, not to push anyone's ideology.
Gary curling up in a ball wasn’t a good look. Why did he do that?
hk hjg dude been hiking for 60 hours straight man was tired
Duh
@@maxpeery8610 Facts. Also none of the other 39 competitors except Kelly even finished the race. Barkley is hard AF.
Congratulations to those who have completed it but too many things about this race are just plain childish
nooooo. I mean I once did a 5K that was made up of blow-up bouncy castles. haha
What’s wrong with that? True wisdom requires learning to embrace and nourish your inner child. There is a time and place to be a mature adult, but there’s no reason why that means you have to completely forgo whimsy and silliness. Life is way to short not to have fun.
Gary Robbins is strange.
Yep, odd vibes
hes an asshole and got the finish he deserves
So is everyone involved in the Barkley. It’s not for normies.