King of The Barkley Marathons, Jared Campbell, Explains His Secret Sauce

About this episode

Dr. Joey Wilson interviews Jared Campbell, the King of the Barkley Marathons, discussing his achievements and insights into ultrarunning.

You're in for an inspiring conversation on this episode of The TRACER Podcast! Dr. Joey Wilson sits down with the remarkable Jared Campbell, a true titan in the world of ultrarunning and climbing. Jared's accomplishments speak for themselves: he is widely known as the "King of the Barkley Marathons," holding more finishes than anyone else in arguably the world's toughest ultramarathon. He's a Hardrock 100 winner and has numerous top 10 finishes both at Hardrock and other major 100 mile...

People in this episode

Host: Dr. Joey Wilson

Guest: Jared Campbell

Topics covered

• ultrarunning
• endurance sports
• Barkley Marathons
• inspiration
• climbing

Keywords

• Barkley Marathons
• Jared Campbell
• ultrarunning
• Hardrock 100
• endurance fitness

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Barkley Marathons, Hardrock 100

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