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jaredbeasley.bsky.social
@jaredbeasley.bsky.social
Writer @nytimes.com, @theguardian.com, Columnist @ultrarunningmag.bsky.social
|📍New York, NY | 📚 upcoming book on Lazarus Lake |
| 📅 Fall 2025 | #lazbook
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📚Book Announcement📚
Back at the Barkley firepit this year – and thrilled to announce THE ENDURANCE ARTIST is now available for pre-order! This rare look into Lazarus Lake will be published by 80/20 and distributed by Simon & Schuster. #BM100🔗bit.ly/3FuwNe5
Damian made it in but without his pages. Barkley wins again. This shirt is from the BFC but is pretty spot on for this year!! #BM100
February 16, 2026 at 1:43 AM
Bravo Sébastien 👍 #BM100

PC: Ashley Harris
Sébastien Raichon finished loop 3 in 38:05:46 and is credited with a Fun Run. #BM100
February 16, 2026 at 1:28 AM
No finishers this year. Sébastien and Damian going for a Fun Run.
A runner has to begin loop 4 by the 36 hour mark in order to continue. Neither Damian nor Sébastien will finish loop 3 in time to begin loop 4; however, if they complete loop 3 within 40 hours they will be credited with a Fun Run. #BM100
February 15, 2026 at 11:06 PM
Now TWO left: Damian Hall and Sébastien Raichon. #BM100
February 15, 2026 at 7:17 PM
Our three survivors on loop three: Damian Hall, Sébastien Raichon, and Max King. #BM100
February 15, 2026 at 6:32 PM
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Current view at the fire tower.
Photo credit: Ashley Harris
#BM100
February 15, 2026 at 6:05 PM
Brutal... here's Mathieu after winning the BFC when the big event seemed doable. #BM100
February 15, 2026 at 6:08 PM
Wait you must, yes... #BM100
February 15, 2026 at 4:56 PM
A fellow Ultrarunning Magazine columnist!! Go Max! #BM100
Max King begins loop 3 wearing plastic bags around his feet in 25:42:12. #BM100
February 15, 2026 at 4:12 PM
So, we have Damian Hall, Mathieu Blanchard, Sébastien Raichon, and Max King on loop three. Some hope there. ☠️

Here is a video I shot from last year's BFC of Mathieu Blanchard coming down Rat Jaw. #BM100
February 15, 2026 at 3:17 PM
In Search of Al Howie is available for pre-order!!

This second edition has two new chapters, a simplified structure, and new interviews from Howie's time running from the Law.

Ever wondered how far a runner can go? Al Howie could run forever!!!

LINK: www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B0FL...
February 15, 2026 at 2:12 PM
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A group of eight have come in from loop 1 and face the bugler. The rain has settled in. #BM100
February 15, 2026 at 4:23 AM
Slaughter
Least #bm100 loop 1 finishers within cutoff ever:

1. 2025 - 10
2. 2026 - 12
3. 2021 - 17 (of 35)
4. 2005 - 18 (of 33)
5. 1996 - 18 (of 24)

The average since the 5 loop format was introduced in 1995 is more than 25
February 15, 2026 at 12:41 AM
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12 runners are on loop 2. Anyone else who is going to continue has to start loop 2 by 7:20, less than ten minutes from now. #BM100
February 15, 2026 at 12:11 AM
First year EVER for Laz to start Barkley on a counterclockwise loop. The result? 32 runners still on loop one after 11 hours!! #BM100
February 14, 2026 at 10:03 PM
If you like severe challenges and not following Barkley Keith, here he is:
Chiseled Jaw Guy, Knee Guy, Old Guy, Midnight guy, and The Path Finder are the first five in. #BM100
February 14, 2026 at 9:14 PM
Watch him!!
Old French Guy does a 9:22 turnaround and is the first to begin loop 2, followed quickly by three more runners. #BM100
February 14, 2026 at 9:02 PM
Hats off to you, sir. #BM100
February 14, 2026 at 6:33 PM
"As fascinating as the races themselves... the definitive telling." -- Alex Hutchinson, New York Times bestselling author of Endure

#BM100 #backyardultra #lazcon

"Lazarus Lake may be a sadist, but he isn’t a simple trickster... Wonderful book." -- Nicholas Thompson, CEO, The Atlantic
February 14, 2026 at 6:09 PM
Due to construction 🚧, a change to The Gate at this year's BARKLEY. #BM100 is a Go.
February 14, 2026 at 4:57 PM
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After a brief memorial, laz lit the cigarette at 6:00am. The 2026 Barkley Marathons has begun. #BM100
February 14, 2026 at 11:00 AM
"The backstory is as fascinating as the races themselves, and this is the definitive telling."

- Alex Hutchinson, NYT Bestselling author of Endure

LINK: bookshop.org/p/books/the-...
December 18, 2025 at 3:55 PM
He ain't Santa Claus, but he does keep a naughty list!!

LINK: www.amazon.com/Endurance-Ar...
December 8, 2025 at 9:56 PM
This new documentary on the accreditation of the "napalm girl" photo could have been structured much better, but its power lies with an unknown freelance photographer, who may have actually snapped the most iconic photo of the Vietnam War.

Give him credit!!

#thestringer
December 1, 2025 at 2:00 AM
November 24, 2025 at 2:41 PM