The Barkley Fall Classic is designed to give the runner a taste of what the Barkley Marathons is all about.
It contains all the elements; beautiful trails thru the rugged Brushy Mountains, surprising new elements to the course every year, with the course map not revealed until the night before the race, numerous hard climbs and descents (including some of the signature hills that have made the Barkley a thing of legend), and a very personal challenge to face down the demons that wait for us at our very limits of endurance.

The BFC is a 50 kilometer race, with a ridiculous amount of climb and descent (with the attendant reward of numerous scenic vistas.) The course is designed to challenge the runner mentally, as well as physically. GPS is NOT ALLOWED, and those choosing to use it run the risk of lifetime ban. Course markings only exist at major turns, leaving the runner to rely on their confidence that they have not made a wrong turn, or missed a right one. Long sections of very runnable trail follow on the heels of strength-sapping sections of hills... requiring the successful BFC runner to run, when every fiber of their being cries out for taking things slow to recover. The most devastating climbs hit at the runner's weakest moments. Everything is arranged to play on the doubts and weaknesses that exist in all of us. The BFC'er must not only beat the course to finish, but they must conquer their own darkest fears....

Upcoming Races

Sep 20 2025
50 KM
5 Elevation Rating
Mountainous, >12,500 feet in 50 miles
4 Surface Rating
Substantial rocks, roots and/or ruts

Results

Date Finishers Top Result (M) Top Result (F)
09/21/24 95 9:06:29 9:32:09
09/16/23 135 9:13:39 9:44:02
09/17/22 107 9:28:36 10:02:08
09/18/21 176 9:34:37 9:46:43
09/19/20 101 8:30:15 9:11:29
09/21/19 186 10:03:40 10:12:31
09/15/18 205 8:55:49 9:18:44
09/16/17 120 9:28:17 9:59:02
09/17/16 121 8:20:40 9:50:47
09/19/15 101 7:37:20 8:57:30
Date Finishers Top Result (M) Top Result (F)
09/20/14 163 6:28:26 8:56:16

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