Author Talk, Community Run, & Happy Hour with Jared Beasley, author of THE ENDURANCE ARTIST

About this event

Who do you have to be to devise the most difficult ultramarathon in history?! With books hidden in the woods, a cigarette-start, and elevation gain that amounts to summiting Mount Everest twice, the Barkley defies convention. So does its founder, who calls himself Lazarus Lake. Pulling back the curtain on an intense and particular world hidden from view, author Jared Beasley gives us an all-access pass to the world’s most grueling races and the mastermind behind them. On Sunday, August 30th, we’ll gather on the Ivy’s patio to hear more. Bob Hilson, leader of the wonderful Baltimore Pacemakers Club (which sometimes starts and ends its runs at the Ivy!), will join Jared in conversation. Come ready to run! 4PM Author Talk with Jared Beasley and Bob Hilson 5PM Community Run to Lake Roland 6PM Happy Hour at Falls Road Running Store RSVP here! Order THE ENDURANCE ARTIST here! Jared Beasley is an author and journalist who never expected to become immersed in ultrarunning. A former actor with a degree in theatre and literature from The University of Alabama, he offers a human perspective to a sport often marked by danger and denial. His work has appeared in The New York Times, The Guardian, Canadian Running, and Outside. Since 2022, he’s written a monthly column, “Detours of the Lost and Found,” for Ultrarunning Magazine. Two of his articles were recognized among Runner’s World’s top ten stories of 2020. His debut book, In Search of Al Howie, earned a Kirkus star for literary merit. Adventure Journal described it as “a moving biography that recalls an unplugged era of human-powered adventure.” Beasley resides in New York, New York with his wife and dog, D.B. Cooper.