Chilliwack’s Ihor Verys was one of the last ultra runners left in one of the world’s most gruelling marathons, as of Thursday morning (March 21).
A photo has emerged of Verys passing by Lazarus Lake, creator and director of the Barkley Marathons in the East Tennessee’s Frozen Head State Park, about to start the fourth lap of the race. In the photos, Lake holds up a Ukrainian flag, seemingly urging on the runner who came to Canada from Ukraine, and only recently took up ultra running after meeting his neighbour.