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The physical difficulty. >> you cant think about how far you have to go in the whole loop, it could be hours. i think my second loop took me 21 hours this year. that is a day in the woods with no creature comforts. you have to just keep moving forward one step, one book, one climb at a time. >> for even the most accomplished all tra rrunners, impossible. >> i am going to self extract. >> this is really trying to provide an opportunity for them to bring it out. >> at the point where you are lost ...

Right trail or not, it adds a whole other mental element. >> reporter: runners have 12 hours to complete each loop and find 13 hidden books along the way to prove they stayed on course. >> the kind of incredible physical beating these people take and go out there 12, 14, 16 hours. youre wet, youre cold, youre hungry. >> it is fogged in and freezing up here. >> reporter: even for the most accomplished ultra runners, the course can seem impossible, leaving just one option. >> i have made the decis...

Self-extract. ive got to get myself out of here. >> it would be nice if everyone could win a prize, but the nature of the race is, you cant. because every time youll get to make a new maistake. >> reporter: this year mother nature rained down on the course, missing the cut off, earning them the barkleys sendoff. this years best runner finished only three loops, once again the barkley won. >> people will come back alive, maybe hurt in their soul. but physically with things that theyll recover fro...

Element. >> reporter: runners have 12 hours to complete each loop and also find 13 hidden books along the way to prove they stayed on course. >> the kind of incredible physical beating that these people take and go out there, 12, 14, 16 hours. youre wet, youre cold, youre hungry. >> it is fogged in and freezing up here. >> reporter: even for the most accomplished ultra runners, the course can seem impossible, leaving just one option. >> i have made the decision to self-extract. ive got to get my...

Prove they stayed on course. >> the kind of incredible physical beating that these people take and go out there 12, 14, 16 hours. youre wet, youre cold, youre hungry. >> it is fogged in and freezing up here. >> even for the most accomplished ultra runners, the course can seem impossible, leaving just one option. >> i have made the decision to self-extract. ive got to get myself out of here. >> it would be great if everyone could get that prize, but the nature of the prize is that you cant. im gl...

Beating these people take and go out there 12, 14, 16 hours. youre wet, youre cold, youre hungry. >> it is fogged in and freezing up here. >> even for the most accomplished ultrarunners, the course can seem impossible, leaving just one option. >> i have made the decision to self-extract. ive got to get myself out of here. >> it would be great if everyone could get that prize, but the nature of the prize is that you cant. im glad that you cant. another time you get to make a new mistake. >> this ...