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02782aam a22003138i 4500 001 B6DFAEA44C7A11EE8105036A52ECA4DB 003 SILO 005 20230906010035 008 211206s2022 enka 000 0 eng d 020 $a 050002507X 020 $a 9780500025079 035 $a (OCoLC)1295105143 040 $d SILO 100 1 $a Berg, Alexis, $e photographer. $e photographer. 245 14 $a The finishers : $b the Barkley Marathons / $c Alexis Berg, texts and photographs ; AureÌlien Delfosse, texts and interviews ; [translation by Matthew Clarke]. 264 1 $a London : $b Thames and Hudson, $c 2022. 300 $a 316 pages : $b illustrations (colour) ; $c 29 cm 500 $a Originally published in France as "Les Finisseurs: La Barkley raconteÌe" in 2020 by MONS EÌditions. 520 8 $a It is a race like no other: There is no website to take entries; participants are selected from those who find a way to submit written applications and a $1.60 entry fee; only around 40 people are chosen to run, with condolences from the race director. The course, based in the Cumberland Mountains of Tennessee, takes place amid unforgiving landscapes and harsh vegetation, often in horrendous conditions with poor visibility. Runners must complete five 20-mile loops - those who manage to complete only three laps are deemed to have achieved the 'fun run' - with a total elevation climb equal to two ascents of Mount Everest. Since 1986, only 15 people have ever finished. This exceptional publication celebrates their unbelievable achievements. Until relatively recently, the event was known only by true insiders, but with the increasing popularity of trail running and the race's inaccessibility to anyone except the participants and a handful of media, it has attained mythical status. Thanks to ultrarunning photographer Alexis Berg and L'Equipe journalist Aurelien Delfosse, we now have a record of these superhumans - many of whom are unknown in sporting circles - who have completed the race. Crisscrossing the United States to meet each finisher, Berg and Delfosse travelled from New Hampshire to Oregon via New Mexico, Colorado, California and Utah, capturing stunning photographs and in-depth interviews with the finishers. These stories inspire awe, respect and reflection at the limit of the human spirit. 600 10 $a Berg, Alexis. 650 0 $a Ultra running $z Cumberland Mountains. 650 0 $a Long-distance runners $v Pictorial works. 650 6 $a Ultrafond $z Cumberland, Plateau de. 700 1 $a Delfosse, AureÌlien, $e author. 700 1 $a Clarke, Matthew $c (Translator) 700 12 $a Berg, Alexis. $t Works. $k Selections. 941 $a 1 952 $l CBPF522 $d 20230906010417.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=B6DFAEA44C7A11EE8105036A52ECA4DBInitiate Another SILO Locator Search