Photo: Michael Doyle / Canadian Running Magazine. 2022 would have finally been his chance to do so after three years of absence, but he has made the decision to withdraw because, as he said in his Instagram post, it’s “the right thing to do.” Gary Robbins and John Kelly after loop one of the 2017 Barkley Marathons. Since his first attempt six years ago, it has been Robbins’ goal to become the 16th person in Barkley Marathons history to actually finish the race. The event was canceled in 2020 due to the pandemic and he didn’t compete in 2021. There were no finishers the following year, and in 2019, Robbins was injured unable to race. Meet Lazarus Lake, the Man Behind the Barkley Marathons What kind of sadist creates the hardest race in the world We sent our writer to find out. That year, the only finisher was John Kelly. In 2018, Robbins was the only fun run finisher, which means he completed three loops in under 40 hours. He made it to the fifth lap in his first two years and very narrowly missed finishing in 2017. Robbins has attempted the infamous race three times already, in 2016, 20.
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