If you're a fan of the Barkley Marathons, you're probably watching already. But just in case, the race started at 3:04 am. It's mostly Americans this year, all of whom have either been vaccinated or recovered from Covid-19. As always, they started with 40 runners and as of 11:25 pm, they're down to 10 runners on Loop 2. Courtney Dauwalter, Jared Campbell, Jamil Coury and Maggie Guterl are still out there. Unfortunately, conditions are nasty - mud and cold rain - and the first loop was so slow that an official finish is unlikely this year. But maybe some of them could complete a Fun Run.
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