Is This The Craziest Ultra Running Event In The World?

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  • Опубліковано 3 лис 2024

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  • @jhallissey
    @jhallissey Місяць тому +20

    This is superb. I had no idea there was a UK version of the Barkley. Just signed up for next year! I would never have come across it without this video, so many thanks!

  • @GERTLUSHEVENTS
    @GERTLUSHEVENTS Місяць тому +22

    Thanks so so much GTN and mark for coming down.
    Was awesome to watch you take on the course and you definitely have 4 in you.

    • @markthrelfall3577
      @markthrelfall3577 Місяць тому +2

      Loved it! Thank you so much for inviting us along, and for running such an amazing event

  • @bradleyfuller7565
    @bradleyfuller7565 Місяць тому +22

    I don’t know what’s harder finishing this race or watching the way Mark holds a pen

    • @rebeccahatten784
      @rebeccahatten784 Місяць тому +1

      Omg i thought the same thing 😅 that man can swim, bike and run with amazing skill but geez who taught him to hold a pen like that?

    • @benwilkinson7894
      @benwilkinson7894 Місяць тому +1

      its like he's left handed but writing with his right 😅

    • @jeremyfontenot496
      @jeremyfontenot496 19 днів тому

      I know a guy who wrote the same way. He was left handed, but forced to write with his right hand growing up!

  • @jlore6344
    @jlore6344 Місяць тому +6

    What a fun event. So different from the US Barkley but that is probably a good thing so that normal humans can enter it (not just super heroes like John Kelley and Jasmin Paris). Well done Mark for hangin in there with the rolled ankle.

  • @playbandcflat9829
    @playbandcflat9829 Місяць тому +9

    The ankle & fatigue notwithstanding, your hair looked great at 5k out from ringing the bell, 😂 Well done. Cool event.

  • @michaelcrompton4265
    @michaelcrompton4265 Місяць тому +3

    Great to run with you Mark, brilliant video and really interesting to see how your lap 2 went. I kept expecting to see you coming the other way on lap 3!

  • @vipergtsrgt1
    @vipergtsrgt1 Місяць тому +3

    I don't think I'd be able to finish more than one loop, but it just seems like such a fun event regardless.

  • @andremodesto
    @andremodesto Місяць тому +5

    Great effort, Mark! Props to all the GTN crew involved in this crazy event.

  • @djpower5
    @djpower5 Місяць тому +4

    I've been waiting for this video since seeing the activity on Strava a couple of weeks ago! 😅 awesome!

  • @nataliamartinkova
    @nataliamartinkova Місяць тому +3

    Mark, great effort! This looks like a great event and I love that it is BErkley.

  • @Kelly_Ben
    @Kelly_Ben Місяць тому +1

    What a cool event!! Congrats on pushing through! I'd actually love to give this one a go, unlike the original! 😂 All the bushwhacking and brambles and hidden books make that one seem more of a struggle than fun- and we non elites are just in it for the "fun". 😅
    There is nothing quite like ultras... the atmosphere, volunteers, runners, food, and views make them an incredible experience

  • @Ivan_Nano
    @Ivan_Nano Місяць тому +7

    06:45
    “Yet again Mark contributing massively”
    “Yeah, team work!”
    😂😂😂

  • @andrewchutchins
    @andrewchutchins Місяць тому

    Huge challenge! Kudos for making it so far & dealing with adversity - Inspiring stuff! :)

  • @trulou1972
    @trulou1972 Місяць тому +2

    Well done Mark, was good to see you there, and thanks for the brilliant Video! Hope your ankle is on the mend and we see you back next year for 4 laps !! X

  • @runningwithsimon
    @runningwithsimon Місяць тому +2

    Nice! Quick question - if you guys are leaning more and more into trail and ultra running - have you considered adding someone to your line up with deep expertise in the sport, with a history of racing some of the toughest race, and who provides great tips videos for new and experienced runner?... Because I know a guy who'd be interested ...!

  • @georgierolttucker3650
    @georgierolttucker3650 Місяць тому +1

    Great video Mark, good to see you there - got to go for those 4 laps next year! (Am trying to convince Heather it will be great fun assuming no ankle injuries)- I blame those cows for the ankle crunching fields! Hope not too serious 🤞🏻

  • @melibaut
    @melibaut Місяць тому +2

    Well done! This sounds like an awesome event!

  • @mikestevenson1334
    @mikestevenson1334 Місяць тому +1

    Well done for pushing through with your injured ankle =D you did great!

  • @idahoog1
    @idahoog1 Місяць тому +1

    Well done! Love the ultra running content on the channel.

  • @darrenhall5783
    @darrenhall5783 Місяць тому

    I know the frustrations of getting injured. Pulled my hamstring and abductor 11 miles into Serpent Trail 100km and then grizzed the remaining 50ish miles to finish so know exactly how you feel Mark. Hat of to you for getting as far as you did 😊.

  • @nathancrossan-smith1198
    @nathancrossan-smith1198 Місяць тому +1

    love Mark's bigger quests, boost bars well earned. Mark for Barclay Tennessee!

  • @9blowtorch
    @9blowtorch Місяць тому +3

    That was a brilliant watch. Awesome event!

  • @thommasr
    @thommasr Місяць тому +1

    Is it perhaps the best and worst job in the world at the same time? Mark, as always, giving it his all! Great video! GTN ❤

  • @TheChez1230
    @TheChez1230 Місяць тому

    Well done mark. These challenges are my favourite videos ❤❤❤

  • @jamessage1982
    @jamessage1982 Місяць тому +2

    I’ve run in all three events to date. Humidity was off the charts this year.

  • @phillipaaldridge5048
    @phillipaaldridge5048 Місяць тому

    Very cool! Amazing effort!!

  • @jthomp1254
    @jthomp1254 Місяць тому

    Stunning challenge!

  • @becmango
    @becmango Місяць тому +3

    I'm less shocked that he did the race, than the way he holds the marker 😂

  • @gerardswinley4736
    @gerardswinley4736 Місяць тому +2

    Well done Mark! What is that light on your backpack called?

    • @GERTLUSHEVENTS
      @GERTLUSHEVENTS Місяць тому +2

      It’s a running light rom Gert Lush Event sponsors LightupU

  • @Astronomater
    @Astronomater Місяць тому

    quirky race. seems similar to orienteering but with a different mental exercise to do. looks fun!

  • @SamThompson-zy5iw
    @SamThompson-zy5iw Місяць тому

    Look very challenging and unique, well done Mark! By the way, I still can’t believe you ate a pork pie, how did that sit in the stomach whilst running 😂

  • @ryanochse73_yt
    @ryanochse73_yt Місяць тому +6

    Let's get gtn to 1 million subscribers!

  • @PatrickDelorenzi
    @PatrickDelorenzi Місяць тому

    Great vid 🎉 and great event

  • @MK-je7kz
    @MK-je7kz Місяць тому +1

    Interesting concept, but as the riddles are a thing, they should try disperse the runners more. There should be five different options for each stop (50-100m apart) and each loop you get different box. That would split the runners in five and if half start opposite direction, then you get maximum of 10th of the runners at one stop at the same time. Although altering starting direction would require even number of loops (and same amount of dispersion spots) so that everybody runs the same course, but in different order.

    • @trulou1972
      @trulou1972 Місяць тому

      It's only really the first few boxes where you get congestion. And marks group was exceptional. We all soon spread out, it's works really well as it is :)

  • @MrPhilsmithson
    @MrPhilsmithson Місяць тому

    Good job, Mark! What did the training look like for this?

    • @markthrelfall3577
      @markthrelfall3577 Місяць тому +2

      Unfortunately far, far less than I planned, which is why I was stoked with how good I felt. I have been enjoying recently becoming a Dad, so training has taken a back seat 😊

  • @kristofferbernstein5947
    @kristofferbernstein5947 21 день тому

    what shoes were you rocking?

  • @zacharyfindlay-maddox171
    @zacharyfindlay-maddox171 Місяць тому +1

    Wow!

  • @alex31721able
    @alex31721able Місяць тому

    I hope Mark kept some nappies for the trails

  • @mini696
    @mini696 Місяць тому

    The maths lockbox thing is daft.

  • @johnstoddart4505
    @johnstoddart4505 Місяць тому +2

    Global Ultramarathon Network 🤷🏼‍♂️

    • @markthrelfall3577
      @markthrelfall3577 Місяць тому +2

      They’re a lot of fun. Plenty of tris this year, but nice to mix it up with some new challenges 😊

  • @georgemartin6389
    @georgemartin6389 Місяць тому

    I think they could have come up with their own idea 😂

  • @lukecampbell985
    @lukecampbell985 Місяць тому +1

    Hi Mark, you’d run a lot further if you could hold a pen properly.

  • @pudgyrabbits5518
    @pudgyrabbits5518 Місяць тому +1

    damnn this must be hard. i die at 5 k

    • @Kelly_Ben
      @Kelly_Ben Місяць тому

      You'd be surprised! Slowing down pace and taking a short stop here and there to eat etc, means a lower intensity than 5ks. I die in 5ks, too, but I've found my happy place in ultras! 😂

  • @ryanochse73_yt
    @ryanochse73_yt Місяць тому +1

    2nd

  • @surjitkalair8371
    @surjitkalair8371 Місяць тому

    😰👍😆

  • @PureNRG2
    @PureNRG2 Місяць тому +1

    First!

  • @MollyZoglowek-gv9hr
    @MollyZoglowek-gv9hr Місяць тому +1

    23:45 go Mummy Zog 🤍
    Great video!