John Kelly | Two-Time Barkley Marathons Finisher
The Freetrail Podcast with Dylan Bowman
Dylan Bowman
4.8 • 866 Ratings
🗓️ 21 March 2023
⏱️ 76 minutes
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Summary
John Kelly is a two-time finisher of the infamous Barkley Marathons. One of only seventeen people to finish and one of only three people to finish more than once. In this conversation we discuss the 2023 race, the mentality that led to success, and what makes the event such a puzzle.
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| 0:00.0 | Hey friends. Welcome to the free trail podcast. Of course, I'm your host, Dylan Bowman, here today with the amazing John Kelly, a man who only a few days ago finished the legendary and infamous Barkley Marathons for the second time, one of only 17 people to finish the event in its history, and one of only three people to finish it more than once. What an honor it is to have John on the show. I've wanted to host |
| 0:38.5 | him forever in this recent achievement finally gave us the perfect occasion to do so. I'm super |
| 0:44.6 | grateful he would carve out the time, especially given the proximity to his transcendent effort out |
| 0:50.3 | on the Barclay course. I'm going to keep the intro short. But before we get to the episode, |
| 0:54.4 | of course, I'd like to extend a huge thank you to our partners at Speedland, the premium trail equipment |
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| 1:49.9 | Thank you so much to Speedland for their steadfast support of the show. |
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