The Barkley Fall Classic - 2021
Sat, Sep 18
|Frozen Head State Park
The Barkley Fall Classic is designed to give the runner a taste of what the Barkley Marathons is all about.
Time & Location
Sep 18, 2021, 6:00 AM
Frozen Head State Park, 3208, 964 Flat Fork Rd, Wartburg, TN 37887, USA
About the event
The Barkley Fall Classic is designed to give the runner a taste of what the Barkley Marathons is all about.
It contains all the elements; beautiful trails thru the rugged Brushy Mountains, surprising new elements to the course every year, with the course map not revealed until the night before the race, numerous hard climbs and descents (including some of the signature hills that have made the Barkley a thing of legend), and a very personal challenge to face down the demons that wait for us at our very limits of endurance.
The BFC is a 50 kilometer race, with a ridiculous amount of climb and descent (with the attendant reward of numerous scenic vistas.) The course is designed to challenge the runner mentally, as well as physically. GPS is NOT ALLOWED, and those choosing to use it run the risk of lifetime ban. Course markings only exist at major…