The Barkley Marathons: The Race That Eats Its Young 2014

Overview

The Barkley Marathons: The Race That Eats Its Young is a 2014 documentary film directed by Annika Iltis and Timothy James Kane. The documentary features Jared Campbell and Lazarus Lake. The film explores a cult-like race based on a historic prison escape that tempts participants from around the world to test their limits of physical and mental endurance while contemplating the value of pain. In its first twenty-five years, only ten people finished the race. Released in the United States on October 26, 2014, the documentary has a runtime of one hour and thirty minutes, falling under the documentary and history genres. The production has received multiple awards and recognitions, including the Audience Award for Documentary at the Austin Film Festival, the Audience Award at the Sheffield Adventure Film Festival, Best Feature Documentary at the Kansas City FilmFest, Best Running Film Gold and Best Film Silver at the Sheffield Adventure Film Festival, and recognition as a Top 20 Audience Favorite at Hot Docs.