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So he actually has attempted the race a few times, but as he states in the film, he has never finished it. One of the Barkley regulars wrote a memoir chronicling the Barkley through the years. Interesting as a historical record that also gives some neat anecdotes. https://www.amazon.com/Tales-Out-There-Marathons-Toughest/dp/145054701X
This man is honestly one of my favourite figures of running. Beyond the Barkley documentary there is a book written by another Barkley legend Frozen Ed Furtaw titled Tales from Out There in which he documents every single year of the Barkley in great detail. Pretty humbling read.
After that of course there is a mountain of Gary's writing that has been featured in UltraRunning magazine since the first issue. I love his style of writing. To me it's almost as if Kurt Vonnegut was a runner.
If you are still intrigued after watching the documentary, read the book:
Tales From Out There: The Barkley Marathons, The World's Toughest Trail Race by Frozen Ed Furtaw