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The 2025 Barkley Marathons are under way at Frozen Head State Park in Tennessee.

“After multiple failed attempts, the conch was blown at 10:37. The 2025 Barkley Marathons begins in one hour,” posted Keith Dunn on X and Bluesky on Tuesday 18 March to signal that the start of this year’s race.

He followed at 11:37 by saying: “After a brief memorial, laz lit the cigarette at 11:37. The 2025 Barkley Marathons has begun.” That was 15:37 in the UK and 16:37 in central Europe.

It is the latest Barkley start on record, ‘beating’ the mark of 11:23 from 2015, and it means the first loop will finish in darkness for most as sunset is 19:49.

Dunn is the only source of official updates for the infamous event, which last year made global headlines when Britain’s Jasmin Paris became the first woman to finish the brutal 100 miles inside the allotted 60 hours.

More here at: https://run247.com/running-news/ultramarathon-news/barkley-marathons-2025-race-start

IT'S HERE, BBS The conch has been blown and we're taking this opportunity to make two huge announcements: 1. BBBU 2024 winner Mike Rouleau is running at @seotrevents OBU, Ohio Backyard Ultra, this weekend! We might be biased but we know this bb is going to CRUSH. Drop us an encouraging comment here and we'll pass it along to Mike when the going gets rough. 2. BBBU 2025 REGISTRATION IS OPEN go to bbbackyard.com/register

How’s this for an ironic twist: It turns out that many sports bras are not helping your sports performance. That’s according to a recent story from Marathon Handbook, which asks: “Is Your Sports Bra Making You Slower? Science Says It's Likely.” Researchers found an excessively tight bra could increase the “work of breathing” by about 16% during intense exercise. That’s because it can make runners take shallower, quicker breaths compared to their properly fitted counterparts. Of course, loose bras aren’t much help either, as friend of the newsletter Coach Dara pointed out: “Sports bras can be the Goldilocks of gear; too tight creates the risk of shallow breathing, too loose can result in back pain or chest pain due to lack of support.” (For Dara and Coach Trax’s full thoughts, head to our website). How do you find the perfect middle ground? The article provides a few tips, like testing new bras in action before buying and choosing options with adjustable straps to fine-tune your fit. Pair that with advice from: “How to Breathe While Running: A Guide for Better Performance,” and you’ll fall into your goldilocks zone in no time. You may have heard the debate between mouth and nose breathing while running, but this article says you can have your cake and eat it too. Breathing through your mouth and nose simultaneously ensures you’re getting maximum airflow to increase oxygen delivery and carbon dioxide expulsion.

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