Five years after setting the women's course record and becoming the first person to cross the 2019 Marji Gesick finish line, Andrea trades her running shoes for bike cleats and returns expecting to be in dead last.
Andrea uncovers the journey where the number of miles she covered on foot outpaced the number of words she spoke over three days on the North Country Trail through Wisconsin while becoming the fastest person to ever do so.
Andrea chases a Fastest Known Time (FKT) on the Kalalau Trail on a whim and ends up just seconds shy. Find out how it slipped through her fingers…literally.
Andrea returns to the Barkley Fall Classic with the quest to become the race’s first three-time winner. Despite only ten days of recovery following her 310 mile Superior Hiking Trail Fastest Known Time, she put together a solid race, finishing just three minutes off the overall podium.
With all the variables in the Barkley Marathons that can take a racer out, gear is one variable in our control. Although the Barkley Marathons has no required gear list, I invested more time and money than ever before on gear. which served me well.
IRONBULL executive director, Andrea Larson, shares her experience at the Bandera Endurance Trail Run in Texas in the cover article of Ultra Running Magazine..
