B.C. runner misses 60-hour marathon cutoff by 6 seconds
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 3 เม.ย. 2017
- A Canadian ultramarathoner managed to run for 60 hours through the cold, muddy hills of one of the toughest races in the world, but his triumph ended with heartbreak and a disqualification.
Gary Robbins, of North Vancouver, B.C., was attempting to become the first Canadian to complete the notorious Barkley Marathons, a gruelling 60-hour race through the steep hills of Tennessee that only a handful of people have ever completed.
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I would like to add a little clarification on this story. The Barkley Marathons is a 100 mile endurance event that is extremely difficult. Runners must not only run, but collect pages from books using specific routes in a forrest. Gary Robbins, a phenomenal athlete (and a fantastic human being) was 6 seconds off of a finishing time, but used an incorrect route. His error was in route finding, which caused him to take an incorrect route and miss the cutoff by 6 seconds.
Had he made the cutoff, he still WOULD NOT have finished due to using the incorrect route.
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Bumperino
Y everyone saying bump this isnt a forum thread
wow 60 hours
PiantaBroker
well..... technically.....60 hours....and.....6 seconds....
lol
i could that 60 hour race in only 40.....days
spongebob swag pants I can do it in about a year
I can watch someone else do it for 60 hours without breaking sweat
To be honest, he got way more publicity for finishing 6 seconds before, if he beat it, he would have not gotten much publicity
Well, this was actually bad publicity, because even if he had made it, he kind of took the wrong trail and was going to be disqualified anyway. I don't know if he meant to or not, but he basically cheated and still didn't make it.
His goal wasn't to get publicity, that's not the point of a marathon...
someone667 wow that sucks
someone667 The wrong trail was probably longer than the actual trail that’s why they are making a big deal out of it
When you complete a race on 1st
But you missed a checkpoint
And i get tired from walking for a couple hours
69696 subscribers with no videos challenge lets talk about 10 minutes
How bout 3 minutes
I get tired brushing my teeth...
I got tired watching the comments
Literally in the last 4 days, I have moved my ass to the bathroom several times, then to the kitchen a few, and back to my bedroom. I think I gotta get some fresh air eh?
Its not how you start, its how you finish.....
unless you finish 6 seconds late
Then you just suck at life.
Lenny ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) The Barkley marathon is probably the hardest marathon ever
you mean its "where" you finish, giggity
LMAO
Don't forget about the right trail, he came in from the left so... yeah.
He is still a superhuman badass, but...he came in to the finish line from the wrong direction (on the wrong trail). And also 6 seconds late. They make a big story about the 6 seconds because it grabs viewers' attention much more than "Dude gets disqualified on the final lap of a race."
so you wanna say they clickbait us
It's not cliclbait. "Dude disqualified from the final lap of race" doesn't portray the whole story. It's like hearing Madeline McCann was found today and the title was "missing girl found". True but not the whole truth. Cliclbait obscures information to entice viewers as they assume the obscured information is amazing, when in reality it isn't. This gives more factual information.
im kidding relax George.
Lauris Medus I don't relax, I paragraph ☺
George Jensen - paragraphing is fine, provided you have a designated driver, but please refrain from conjugating in public. Think of the children!
hey man i can fail a 60 hour marathon too
domydishes yeah, where’s our publicity??
You do realize 160 km =99 miles right?
Jeffery Saeteurn r/whooosh
@@chanchiem I think they do realise that mate
same
If only he didn’t have to tie his shoe
omg yeah thats it lol
Yep he should a pulled a gump and just keeped on ruhunning!
He also took the wrong route
had he shaved his beard he would have made those 6 seconds easy due to wind resistance.
Eddie Camacho except he was on the wrong trail... he went off course to try to finish in time... shortcut= disqualified
And have GPS psychic powers
Depends what way the wind was blowing!
Eddie Camacho bull
He grew that beard on the run. Forrest Gump style
This is like me trying to hand in my assignments on time.
Andre Fullwood dude, sam
Michael Hale Jr 6 seconds late
Teacher:"this is like a week late"
That literally happened to this boy at my school. The teacher was like if I don't have it in the next ten seconds, I, not excepting it. The kid was writing his name, missed the time limit, and handed it in 4 seconds after she finished counting down, and she said "nope. I told you when it was supposed to be turned in." And gave it back to him. Boy was he pissed
BLAKC
I love that they hold to the rules and not dilute the challenge.
Hold to the rules? Isnt really that hard to enforce considering he was already disqualifies even if he did finish in time because he didnt even take the correct path.
@@user-kt2hl5mf1t no way
Absolutely gutted for him, it was still an awesome effort and an amazing achievement, well done 👍👏🏅
Still a winner in my book honestly!
Thats why i stay inside and watch youtube
Charlie Paul speechless
Good boy
Charlie Paul eating potato chips
Charlie Paul i
@@joel_Alexander916 it's called Hentai you uncultured swine.
insurance guy in the background: "you gotta be quicker than that"
Uhgene Ignorian
Omg. You're comment made me Lmao.
Uhgene Ignorian my thought exactly lol you beat me to it
*For The Damaged Coda plays in the background*
NAH NAH NAH NAH NAH NAH NAH NAH
What a great man! He's very humble about the whole thing.
Shave the beard for weight reduction and aero dynamics and youll beat those 6 seconds next time
He grew that beard during the 60 hours of marathon
lmao you made my day
to be fair over the sixty hours those six seconds could be gained by something just as small as you suggest
he probably grew it during the race it was so long
XDDDDDDDDDDDDDD
6 seconds compared to 60 hours is literally nothing
It's still 6 seconds. But got on the wrong route anyway.
literally
I don't think you know what literally means.
HYPER MARSHMELLO if he literally went .1 seconds faster every HOUR, he would’ve made it,
Yeah it is 60 hours is 3 days 6 seconds is less than an minute idiot go back to school
i feel so bad. he's a very good runner and I hope he gets better :)!!
The fact that he even made it to the end proves he's one of the best.
the fact that he took that so well and did not need to resort to shouting, he had an incredible show of control and reign over his emotions (I will admit if I was in that position, wrong turn or not, there would've been some voices raised) that was in of itself incredible!
He took the wrong route lmao
...of course, you have to come in on the right trail anyway...
YOU GET NOTHING!
YOU LOSE!
GOOD DAY, SIR!
you actually still get nothing if you win
Trigg Ethridge WOOSH. Thats the sound of the joke flying over your head
You're a crook!
You're a cheat & swindler!
How could you do a thing like this,
build up a little boys hopes and
smash all his dreams to pieces...
You're an inhuman monster!!
artistjohnwoolley
You did It Charlie!
"I SAID GOOD DAY!"
I can't help but wonder how many seconds shaving that beard couldv'e cut his time..
Honestly, over 60 hours, he probably would have made up at least 6 seconds if he was clean shaven.
Seeing interviews with track cyclists that have beards, There's a good chance beards actually help with aerodynamics by slightly diffusing air before it hits the mass of the chin and neck. So if he shaved it he may of been 12 seconds late for all we know.
Bob M shaving his beard wouldn't have kept him on the right route though... take the wrong trail/shortcut and disqualified regardless
"Have you seen any birds or fish with beards? IDIOT."
Give this man an Oscar.
he likes his beard so WAT
Meanwhile i can’t even run for 6 seconds straight...
I can run for twenty seconds.
I can run 10 to 20 or more mins depending how i feel
Karin Michelle what are you 500 pounds?
@@delvin8882 it was sarcasm
@@ChuBTakeN ye i get that now..
Amazing story. This year's BM had some drama too and this story is most what got me interested in this undercovered event. Amazing and tragic. This year a runner got disoriented and wound up being picked up by a police officer in a nearby town.
If you're not first, you're LAST
TheCptCoy
If you're not winning, you're LOSING.
TheCptCoy well that just don't make sense, there's 2nd 3rd 4th 5th hell you can even come in 6th lmao
TheCptCoy ricky bobby
Loved that movie
No.....you are second
To clarify for all of the confused commenters: (my facts come from the mini documentary on the 2017 Berkley Marathon)
This race is 100 miles in a 60 hours limit. It is through extreme terrain, mountains, cliffs, mud slides, and dense forests, there are very few trails. Weather is usually horrendous. It tests endurance, orienteering, and mental capacity. Runners have to find 13 pages hidden along the pre-determined course and return all of them. The runners must also stay on the determined trail to be considered for a finish.
In his last few miles of the race, the fog and rain and extreme exhaustion caused Gary to pass out. When he came to, he had lost his sense of direction and Gary went down the wrong side of a mountain, adding 30 minutes to his run. Even if he had finished in time, he wouldn't have qualified as a finisher because he took the incorrect route.
There have only been 17 finishers of this race's history, the most recent in 2017, next one before that in 2012. Heartbreaking for Gary, but definitely a true testament to how extremely near-impossible the race is.
No thanks. I think I'll just watch a movie instead.
Hannah Lael dang you have more information than this news channel
Thanks for the info.
@@ICDMFAIMVWB Although that really isn't a very difficult accomplishment
Why would u set up an near impossible race? This has to be torture or something. Feel bad man.
Theres a small club of people who actually finished the barkley marathon. So to come that close is an unbelievable achievment
Imagine if he didn’t slow down that one time
i hate this
PeaceButt ?
PeaceButt i like you
I think peace butt and pervert alien were made for each other.
PeaceButt ? Just because he’s Canadian because I don’t understand you
He lost. Losing = Hate?
If only he had a Pepsi...
Just a Pepsi!
And a snickers
All he wanted was a pepsi
Noah02003
And she wouldn't give it to me!
Fred Garvin Just a pepsi!
"But you have to come in on the right trail anyway" sounds like he was off course regardless
fax
"Did he make the time limit"?
"No"
"By how much did he miss"?
"6 seconds"
At that point I would of laughed really loud
4k3el and he ran the wrong way
4k3el why tho?
4k3el have*
Anthony ! U know for some reason I read "have" instead of "of"
rohit narain congrats
The people saying oh it doesnt matter he only finished 6 seconds late. They obviously aren't into competitive sports and stuff like this because it doesnt matter if he had been late 0.5 seconds he still lost and that alone is heartbreaking
Bobo24 You're arguing that it's a good thing to be a hyper-competitive person who can't stand to lose? I understand the competitive mentality quite well, (played D1 tennis in college), but if you think of this video as heartbreaking then in my opinion you're missing the point. This guy did what 99% of the world's people couldn't come close to achieving, I respect the hell out of people like this guy. He finished, never gave up, and that is what matters.
It's like the opposite of Dom's line. It don't matter if you lose by an inch or a mile. Losing's losing.
Crosby4hyg I don't find the video heartbreaking but the fact that he was late by 6 seconds on a race that most humans on earth would have no chance in hell at completing is heartbreaking. And as klavier285 says losing is losing doesnt matter how far or close you was from winning
LOL DUDE I know thats what i'm trying to explain to people
This marathon was 60 HOURS long, let's try and keep things in perspective here guys. Shaving 6 seconds off of a 2-5 mile run is definitely a huge deal, but a 60 hour race? No.
if you watch the whole thing on his channel he wasn't just 6 seconds short, he was also went the wrong way after the last book check point, so he went 2 miles off course in the wrong direction (the course designer says "you have to come in on the right trail anyway") which would cause a disqualification even though he got all of the pages from the checkpoint, so he was more than 6 seconds over. Still a huge accomplishment, i hope he tries again, he is a great athlete.
The fact that he FINISHED is an achievement 😱😱😱😱😱
if he shaved for sure
still remarkable
@@fcukrealmadrid What does his beard have to do with it?
60 hours running? i can barely stay awake for 24 hours..
i doubt he was running for 60 hours. its 130 kms. at a joging speed thats like 13 hours. what he did for the other 47 hours is beyond me. perhaps he went to a bbq and took in a show or two.
100+ miles with ~55,000ft of vertical gain. Finishers take breaks of no longer than 30 minutes between each of 5 loops. There is a 12 hr cut-off time per loop.
I get exhausted from watching my pizza spin in the microwave...
"Oh man, look at that thing go"
100% it evens out to 36 min miles. 8+ minutes per 1/4 mile. I guarantee that if you walked as slow as you possibly could around a track, you'd smash 8:00+ per 1/4 mile
The race isn’t as simple as walking around a track at 8min per lap. The full race is equivalent to climbing mt Everest twice
I know how it feels to finish late :/ I mean, it's been like a thousand years and I still haven't taken Jerusalem.
The Final Crusader DEUS VULT I believe in you!
lmfao
Got me
The Muslims conquered Jerusalem, and you guys couldn’t do nothing. Muslims beat the Christians in the crusades.
Did nobody tell you? Jerusalem was recaptured in 1917.
I missed the marathon by 60 hours. Wheres my praise?
FF: He participated the following year and decided to drop out, which he wrote a paper about.
in late 2020, He was almost ran over purposefully, but managed to escape with few injuries! Hope he's well
@happy face The guy who missed it by 7 seconds.
I can do this easily. just help me get up and hold my beer
Lelouch Probably not even old enough to drink that lmao
Lelouch it's a Joke and hilarious too😂😂
How can you sleep and drink?
Maybe he's sitting down..
Lelouch you're probably busy ruling Britannia to spend 60 hours running
who cares about 6 seconds, it's rare for anyone to even finish that race
not anymore lol
he cares.u have no idea how he feels.
Michael Park, you clearly don't know how that race works
Trigg Ethridge he knew the time limit going into it, I don't care if it's six seconds, six minutes, or six hours. if you start bending the rules you take out the integretity of the competition and the merit of the accomplishment
BigDippas, this race isn't a competition, in fact he was the only one to actually finish the race. durring the 30 years of this race only 14 people have even finished the race, and when someone finishes they get absolutely nothing
Glad he doesn't give up. Keep to your goals.
It's really sad for him
Dude
lol
Oh...hi Mak!
shave the beard and easy save 6 sec over 60 hrs of running
Seeing interviews with track cyclists that have beards, There's a good chance beards actually help with aerodynamics by slightly diffusing air before it hits the mass of the chin and neck. So if he shaved it he may of been 12 seconds late for all we know.
Thats why cyclists shave their entire bodies before a race
So he's a cheater?
IMO it's less about running, and more about navigating and being able to maintain a steady pace.
The gains for cyclists are marginal concerning beard (less than 1w), and are more important on fur legs, arm and long hair.
He's not Canadian. He didn't apologize.
Don’t feel badly he’s got this, you got it next time if not keep training don’t give up keep pushing ;)
He said he never wanted to do that again.
I watched this video 3 times and I. Not even out of breath!
Should shave his beard for weight reduction and better air flow lol
Angel Derbessy facts
Angel Derbessy honestly that could have saved him the 6 seconds lmao feelzbadman
no
i dont have one but sure
how u weak for not having a beard
It just means you're 6 seconds not good enough. Do better next time.
You totally had me wipe my screen
thats the funniest thing ever very clever
Only 15 people have completed the race
And it's been completed 18 times
Yeah because how many people want to go to the boonies in Tennessee, and run around for 60 hours? Im not saying the race isnt hard, but its a race that nobody wants to really do in the first place. Anyone can make a race that is difficult. The key is to also make it accessible and fun.
savage
It's amazing. I definitely can't even complete the entire course in a week!
Kudos to this guy. I’m impressed.
60 hours? You could've just said 1 day
FastCubeMaster
think you got your hours in a day wrong, bud
Ciaus lol
*whip nae nae* Ahh thanks mate didn't know that
*facepalms*
FastCubeMaster I think you've got it mixed bud.
Shoulda ran faster there my boy
George Loucadellis if he ran faster he wouldn't have came up 6 seconds short
B0BiskindaC00L
But he took the wrong route so he still wouldn't have qualified.
Calm*
B0BiskindaC00L and stayed on route... he took a shortcut/wrong trail #disqualified
BOB id like to see you try a 40 hour marathon...
This marathon needs to be televised ever single year. WTH is this? This looks so cool. That guy is amazing!
In my mind, he still finished and he is amazing!
no need to feel bad, he still made it, probably with minimal to no sleep and missed by six seconds, its still absolutely hard for most people to do, he did very well
Not to rub salt in the wound, but the race guy said he came in on the wrong trail anyway. Maybe a shortcut? So they might not have counted it regardless of time.
firebirdude2 If you're implying that he cheated, navigation is part of the contest and he probably just had problems finding the correct path and there's nobody out there to help you and bring you back if you encounter problems so you have to find your way back on your own one way or another even if you don't find the correct path, but you're correct that it wouldn't have counted.
yeah it would not have counted even if he made it in time, but would not really call it a shortcut, he had to swim cross rivers and other obstacles he may even have a quicker time if he stayed on trail
While you are correct it was not a shortcut he was extremely sleep deprived and you have to navigate the whole course by yourself and he made one wrong turn at the end.
Primalxbeast o
The organizer was very kind and gracious.
He’s a beast, whatever he still came so close, in my eyes he won
He would've made it if he trimmed his beard.... would've made him more aerodynamic
the opposite.
Gecko his beard looks like it weighs little to nothing
what are you even talking about??
s p a g h e t t i ™️ aerodynamic ig
@@martalover17 he said aerodynamic, not weight
@@jameskearsing9254 he probably wasted a few minutes scartching it in the race
Not quite in the same league as this but I know a guy who did a mountain trail run 45 km that missed the time limit by 9 seconds
He almost cried when he heard that
I was at the finish line
The event organisers still recorded his time and gave him his finishers medal🏃👍
i kno, i shud mop, its bin months since i hv mopped, always months in between mopping. but no matter how many coffees i drink, i got no energy ever for that mop and bucket. instead im watching baseball and on utube... bin this way for the last several days.
this fella may hv finished on the wrong route and 6 secs late, but this Gary fella is still an inspiration to me.
Gary you did great sir.
its all relative. so much (if not all) of life is. - single, middle aged guy, from canada.
I have no idea what I'm trying to read here.
You should be very proud. As a Canadian I'm proud of you. I don't think I could do that race.
Still a great acomplishment!! Kudos
even if you give me another 60 hours extension i might still be late.... huge respect for the guy...
Legend say usain bolt can do it in an hour
Which legend said that? Usain Bolt is a sprinter.
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I had something like this happen to me except instead of a 60 hour marathon I was 20 minutes late before the close of the 7/11.
There's a similar endurance run over mountain trails in Tasmania (southernmost Australian state) - or at least there was a couple of decades ago...invitation only....often it's a contest between those who are used to running long distances on established tracks versus those who are more mountaineering types
Sounds like a bunch of excuses to me.
+Xs
Youknow what I suggest?
You get off that motorcycle and try cycling for once.
Not only will you lose weight, but you'll feel healthy and happy and there'll be no need to harass older guys that walk marathons online.
Says the fatass sitting in a computer chair for 20 hours a day and making a permanent butt imprint.
Hahahahhahaha
The Hot Biscuit Filipowitz it's a joke
The Hot Biscuit Filipowitz LMAO
I can't even run 60 seconds... sheeeeiiiitt I need to get back on that treadmill pre army body life xD
NidgeDFX now this comment is better than most
And I'm watching this 6 years later
He ran 59x faster than I can so my hats off to you buddy. And like the dude in the crowd said “ it’s a story for the ages” and he’s not wrong. Bravo 👏
Just some background info: He also went off course and missed the finish line by 2 miles, not just 6 seconds off
theres a really good documentary about the barkley marathons on netflix if any of yall are interested
Name?
the barkley marathons: the race that eats its young. just search barkley marathons
thaanks!
More power to him, congrats for finishing bud.
He looked so strong til the last round. Sad to not see him on the finisher list...
Watch the documentary on this race. It's really insane.
I bet. You have to be BAD, to run this
...In today’s episode of “why is this in my recommended?”
I know this feeling, missed my hs track 100m team by 6 seconds too
As a fellow canadian i am proud of you❤
"A heartbreaking finish but technically not really a finish at all." *savagery intensifies*
"Did he make the time limit?" "No" "By how much did he miss it?"
"I don't know, I forgot to start the clock."
I just can't imaging the FRUSTRATION...
I ran 2 miles about 18 months ago. I'm still recovering.
I’d fail 6 seconds into the marathon
I can't even *lay* for 60 hours
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I feel bad for the guy. I'm sorry he missed it by just 6 seconds. Well he's got nothing to be ashamed of. He still amazingly great. 2 Thumbs Up to him 👍👍
forget about overpriced/overpaid football players this guy is a true hero to me ,with true grit, passion and determination .when you look in the dictionary for the word DEDICATION , GARY ROBBINS NAME SHOULD APPEAR.this guy is a legend , cant wait for @thegingerrunner film
i think sayin football players are overpaid is a bit harsh, considering they train all day all their life, to then have a carreer of about 10 years
yea forget soccer it sucks
overpaid? you're completely out of your mind.
DaBTEDI you triggered me.
my point is , there is not many football players i think { earning over £150000 pounds a week ,more money in a week than many of us will see in years of work } that can show half as much passion as this man .
He would have made it if he had a pack of snickers
You are not you when you are hungry
It's not about when you get there. It's about how far you can go
You inspired me. . . I’ll do nothing but you still inspired me.
I like the old school mentality 😎 Nice to know that not everyone gets a trophy is still a thing ❤️
Wtf are you talking about, you absolute fuckwit?
Endurance races have only become more and more extreme. Running a marathon was considered and extreme endurance feat in the past, now regular Joes do it for fun. And endurance junkies are proposing 500 mile races.
I can not understand how anyone can run for 60 FREAKING HOURS ?!?!?!?!?! That's over two and half days just RUNNING and nothing else. I'm too weak and lazy to even be awake 10 hours while sitting in my room watching TH-cam videos.
lol gold
Go walk a 36 minute mile which is 60 hour pace.
Oh, how heartbreaking!
What an awesome human
I mean it's not 60 hours and 6 seconds for a reason. Better time next time :P
Imagine if the wrong route made him 6 seconds slower. Then if he went the right way he would’ve made it perfect and he wouldn’t have been disqualified
Yup it's sad. The wrong track in the end actually did make him slower by many minutes.
This is why I set very low expectations for myself and then radically achieve them.
Amazing achievement keep it up!