From sleepless nights to Barkley Marathons glory: Canada’s Ihor Verys chats about his journey

“When I first came to Canada, I worked evenings and nights to afford tuition and I lived on naps. Who knew it would help me as an ultrarunner years later?” says Verys

Ihor Verys becomes first Canadian to finish Barkley Marathons

The Ukrainian-Canadian from Chilliwack, B.C., makes history at the Barkley Marathons, finishing five loops in 58:44:59

Four runners start loop 5 at 2023 Barkley Marathons

John Kelly, Karel Sabbe, Aurélien Sanchez and Damian Hall have 12 hours to go until the 60-hour finishing cutoff time