My Midnight Club

04/04/2026

“I’d get up there and have to tell everybody that it wasn’t a stand-up comedy show,” Lyons, 31, told me on a recent call. “It was sometimes a struggle to explain to people that this film is a glimpse into my life outside of comedy.”

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03/16/2026

03/05/2026

To all the back of the packers, we see your grit! ❤️😎

02/16/2026

THE COURSE WINS. AGAIN.

The 2026 Barkley Marathons ended with zero finishers.
Not one runner completed the five loops inside the 60-hour cutoff.

Each year, about 40 athletes are allowed to start in Frozen Head State Park, Tennessee — and most of them won’t finish even one loop.

There’s no marked course, no GPS, no aid stations, no spectators in the mountains.
Runners navigate with a map and compass, searching for hidden books and tearing out the page that matches their bib number to prove they were there.

To finish, they must complete:

🏃‍♂️ 5 loops
📏 roughly 100–120 miles
⛰️ about 60,000+ feet of climbing
⏱️ in under 60 hours

The race begins when a conch shell blows.
The official start signal? Lazarus Lake lighting a cigarette.

There’s no prize money.
No finisher medal.
A cheap belt buckle if you make it.

And when someone drops out, a bugler plays “Taps.”

Since 1986, only a handful of runners have ever finished.

Photo: Jacob Zocherman

02/14/2026

Happy VD party people!

The 2026 Barkley Marathons is underway. The conch was blown at 5:00 a.m. ET on February 14 and runners set off into the Tennessee wilderness approximately one hour later to begin what is widely regarded as the world’s hardest ultramarathon.

A field of roughly 40 runners will attempt to complete five loops of brutal, unmarked mountain terrain — approximately 100 miles with around 60,000 feet of cumulative elevation change — within a 60-hour cutoff.

As is tradition, there is no official live tracking, no broadcast, and no race-sanctioned updates. Information emerges slowly through a tight-knit community of insiders, crew members, and spectators at the yellow gate. We’ll be updating our page as news comes in from the course over the next 60 hours.

02/05/2026

01/29/2026

Ann Trason didn’t arrive at Across the Years chasing a milestone. According to race organizers, her plan was simply to walk a 50K. Instead, over the course of the multi-day event, the 65-year-old ultrarunning legend kept moving, kept adding distance, and eventually passed the 100-mile mark — doing so with a walker while managing rheumatoid arthritis.

Across the Years is built for accumulation rather than speed, allowing athletes to stop, rest, and return to the course over a six-day window. Trason’s approach was slow and conservative, shaped by health rather than competition, but that only underscores the scale of what she achieved. Most 100-mile finishes come through some combination of running and walking; Trason covered the distance entirely by walking.

The performance lands differently when viewed through her history. Trason won Western States 14 times, claimed four Leadville 100 victories, set 20 world records, and redefined what women could achieve in ultrarunning long before the sport had depth or visibility. This wasn’t a comeback or a result chased for headlines — just a legend quietly reminding everyone what endurance can look like.

12/11/2025