In its first 25 years only 10 people have finished The Barkley Marathons. Based on a historic prison escape, this cult like race tempts people from around the world to test their limits of physical and mental endurance in this documentary that contemplates the value of pain.
The Barkley Marathons: The Race That Eats Its Young is of 1 hour(s) and 30 minute(s). It is Produced By: . It was released on 2014-10-26. It has an average vote of 7.445 on TMDB.
Genres: DocumentaryHistory
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