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The various documentaries on the Barkeley are some of the most memorable videos I have watched on YouTube:

https://youtu.be/IEIerVw1vsw

https://youtu.be/LZ-DE-hmiGE

https://youtu.be/NDZdsqbcGTU

They inspired me to start running again.

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The first link is 2023’s race. The second link is 2014 and is probably how most people learned about the race since it was on Netflix. It’s amazing to compare the two race years to see how much it has changed in terms of competition and popularity.

I just watched the first video thus far and wow. Thank you for sharing! I thought maybe competing in something like this would be only for people in their 20's 30's because I am getting older, but I heard other people are in their 40's.

This inspired me to do something more competitive than just run on a treadmill every other day. Reminds me of high school cross country running a little.

Ultramarathon skews older

I don't know, I just watched two of these and found them both pretty boring compared to climbing videos. Look up Adam Ondra, Alex Megos, Alex Honnold, Margot Hayes, the Reel Rock channel, the North Face channel, the Patagonia channel or maybe that movie about Janja. One of my favorite is Action Directe:

https://www.redbull.com/int-en/episodes/reel-rock-s7-e3

I started running years ago because of these videos too.

I'm surprised how little people you actually see running in the first video you listed. If anything, that you inspire me hiking.

If I was gonna just watch one of those, which would you recommend?

This one is not on the list and it's my favourite. Not the most well-produced of the bunch, but it captured a mood that I didn't find in any of the others.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n-V8x0hQXA4

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