Backyard Ultra Podcast: Recent Episodes
Patto
An Australian based podcast dedicated to the Backyard Ultra. Race recaps, race reviews, interviews and more.
Nikolay is the race organiser of Biotropika Backyard Ultra in Russia. Biotropika was run a few weeks ago now and is definitely the most controversial race in Backyard Ultra history. After both the male and female Backyard Ultra world records were broken, the format's creator and decision maker Gary Cantrell announced the entire race as void due to a breach in how the rules were followed.
Phil Gore is the Backyard Ultra World Champion and World Record Holder. He recently announced that he was running a Backyard Ultra style solo attempt at reaching 168 yards. Titled PROJECT 168. Phil came on to talk all about. Phil's website: www.philgore.com.au
Alex Cleary is a well known face in the Ultra running world from his work with Hardcore Harrys and involvement in the King of the Hill Livestream. Alex got his first taste of a Backyard Ultra at MVP earlier this year when he crewed for The Crow. A few weeks later Alex ran impressively at MelbOURne Frontyard where he ran 38 yards at his Backyard Debut.
Merlin came onto what he thought was going to be a usual chat on the podcast. He couldn't have been more wrong, with 6 guests dropping in along the way, all with their own special stories about Merlin and his run around Australia. This podcast was an experience.
Sam finished as the Last One Standing at his BYU debut last year at Gil's Galavant. He later went on to finish as the assist at Garden City BYU where he ran 42 yards. Sam opened 2026 with another win at Gil's Galavant and most recently he had a huge breakout performance by running 66 yards and finishing as the Last One Standing at Dead Cow Gully.
Michael ran his first Backyard Ultra in 2024 at BB Backyard and finished as the Last One Standing with 25 yards. Michael has fallen in love with the format and has improved his PB to 45 yards and in doing so, qualified for the Canadian Team which will be taking on the rest of the world in October at the Sat Champs.
Scott ran his first Backyard at Hysterical Carnage back in 2022 where he completed 15 yards. Since then Scott has run in four more Backyards, breaking 50 yards for the first time at GV last year and just last week at No Time to Die he finished as the co-assist with Jashy, completing 75 yards and placing himself 6th on the Australian At Large list.
Melbourne Frontyard Ultra was held last weekend and it turned out to be an absolute classic race. Brady Nankervis played a huge role in the race, he completed 68 yards and broke the Australian record for most yards in a Backyard Ultra Debut. It was a performance so strong it will most likely qualify Brady to run for Team Australia later this year in the Sat Champs.
Jared Webb had run in 5 Backyard Ultra's where he had broken 24 in all of them and had a PB of 31. That was till last weekend when Jared ran at Gumby and completed 50 yards to finish as the assist in an amazing performance.
Crazy ran his first Backyard Ultra last year when he ran a solid 33 yards at GV in Shepparton. Last weekend Crazy ran at Sydney's Backyard Ultra where he ran 74 yards and finished as the assist. That 74 yards places him as the 9th best Australian of all time and almost guarantees that Crazy will be running for team Australia at the Sat Champs later this year.
Patto is running at 2 Rivers Backyard Ultra on the 11th of April in Echuca. The Crow and Farms will be crewing for him so the three of them got together to discuss the race plan, tactics and all the fun stuff.
Tammy ran in her first Backyard Ultra in 2025 at Herdys when she ran 25 yards and finished as the Last Female Standing. A few months later she ran 38 yards at Red's which is a top 10 Australian female performance of all time. At Herdys recently Tammy was back with another very strong run, completing 30 yards and finishing as the Last Female Standing again for the second year running.
The Stalwart had a great backyard ultra debut in 2025 when he ran 36 yards and finished as the Assist at Wild Dog. A few months later he had another big run at GV where he ran 37 yards. Just last weekend Jason had a breakout performance at Herdys Frontyard where he ran 49 yards and finished as the co-assist.
The Warhorse has run in 10 Backyard Ultras and has a PB of 82 yards which he ran for team Australia in 2024. Last year Warhorse ran at the International BYU World Championships in Big's Backyard for the 2nd time and ran 75 yards which puts him in rare air. James has done a lot of work on his mindset in recent years and we really focussed our conversation on that side of things.
UNSCRIPTED - Nikolay is Director of Biotropika, which is the biggest Backyard Ultra in Russia. In 5 years, it has grown into a large, family-oriented sports festival and a key development platform for the Backyard format in the country. Three Russian records have been established on the Biotropika course, including the current Russian record of 106 yards, set by Ivan Zaborskiy.
UNSCRIPTED - Ruben made a massive life changing decision in 2022 which steered his life towards running and Backyard Ultra's. He absolutely loves Backyard Ultra's and ran his first in 2024 at Birdys where he ran his PB of 12 yards.
Jacob and Paul both had epic races when they ran at MVP Backyard Ultra last weekend. Jacob ran 41 very impressive yards and finished as the Last One Standing while Paul showed that he is tough as an ox with his 40 yards and the assist.
Michael is one of the rising stars on the Australian Backyard Ultra scene. He ran 32 yards at his first Backyard at Sydney's last year. He returned with 34 yards at Coffs in June and showed everyone how gritty and tough he is when he finished off the year running 48 yards at Sydneys in September.
Claudine has built winning mindsets for scores of champion ultra runners and Backyard Ultra runners that include James Blanton and Joel Sexton.
Claudine is a 16-time national and international karate champion, with a wildly diverse background. She has worked with thousands of elite performers, teaching them how to build a winning mindset, back themselves, and win.
Claudine is the creator of The Athlete’s Ultimate Self-Belief Journal, a 365-day mental training program designed to teach real, authentic and unstoppable self-belief–in just 5 minutes a day. Learn more at www.claudinechi.com/journal
UNSCRIPTED Tim ran his first Backyard Ultra in 2023 when he ran 9 yards at GV. He has been around the sport ever since, running his PB of 12 yards when he returned to GV in 2024 and then ran at 2 Rivers in Echuca last year. Tim and Patto teamed up at GV last year with Tim crewing for Patto for the first 24 hours of the race. All the best at 2 Rivers in April Tim!
UNSCRIPTED Michael was absolutely frothing to come on the podcast and talk all things running and Backyards. Michael has crewed and volunteered at a number of events and offers his own unique perspective on the format. Michael is planning on making his BYU running debut at Red's later this year.
BUP UNSCRIPTED - Jeremy ran his first BYU in 2024 at GV where he completed 28 yards. He returned to GV in 2025 and ran a new PB of 30 yards. Jeremy is fired up for a big 2026 and is going to be running at 2 Rivers BYU in April.
Tammy ran the most yards by any woman in Australia in 2025. She had a huge year, running totals of 27, 35, 31 and 28 yards. It was over the new year at Glasshouse Standing where Tammy hit two huge milestones, she finished as the Last Female Standing as well as also finishing as the assist.
Dom ran in his first Backyard Ultra in 2021 at Suffolk. Since then he has run many more, including five this year alone. In Dom's most recent Backyard Ultra he finished as the Last One Standing and ran a PB of 32 yards in doing so.
Ben Nicholls, Mat Dube and Tim Kacprzak join Patto to review the BYU year of 2025. They discuss their picks for Race of the Year, Single Best Performance of the Year, Runner of the Year, Best BYU Doco of the year, Runners to watch in 2026, Story of the year and our predictions for 2026.
Simon absolutely loves Backyard Ultra's. Since 2023 Simon has run in 5 Backyard ultras, three of which were run this year. He recently broke through 24 the yard barrier at Reds and he is also part of Jashy's all conquering crew.
Stephanie has been running Backyard Ultra's for less than 12 months and she's already proven herself to be a force in the format. She ran 38 yards at Babbit's BYU in September and most recently completed 67 yards to finish as the Assist at Summit BYU (The Last Dance). That 67 yards ranks Stephanie as the sixth-best woman of all time.
Merlin ran his first Backyard Ultra last year when he ran impressively to complete 30 yards at Wild Dog Backyard Ultra. Merlin is currently more than halfway through a mission running from the highest tip of Australia in Queensland down to its lowest point in Tasmania.
Ned ran 22 yards in his first Backyard Ultra in 2020 when he ran for team Singapore at the Sat Champs. Last year Ned finished as the Last One Standing and Singapore national champion which qualified him to run at the recent Individual World Championships at Big's Backyard. Ned ran the race of his life at Big's, completing an impressive 40 yards and finishing 58th overall.
Jayden ran his first Ultra at The Guzzler 100 in 2022. He has run The Guzzler every year since and this year he ran it almost 10 hours faster than in 2022! Jayden also loves Backyards and last year he ran 27 yards in his first BYU at Dead Cow Gully and then he finished as The Last One Standing at Garden City BYU. He returned to Dead Cow this year and ran a very impressive 50 yards and a few months later he ran all the way from Sydney to Brisbane in 10 days.
Lily Lu is an artist, author and film maker who started her running journey three years ago and has fallen in love with Backyard Ultra's. So far in 2025 Lily has run in over six Backyards and most recently Lily finished as the Last One Standing at Helvetia Backyard Blitz, completing 25 yards.
Tim Moffatt and Patto dive deep into all the stats behind the Individual Backyard Ultra World Championships in Big's Backyard, Tennessee. 2025.
Last year at the Sat Champs Dan ran 75 gutsy yards for team Australia, which qualified him to run at the Individual Backyard Ultra World Championships at Big's Backyard in Tennessee. Dan proved that he is among the worlds elite by running 93 yards and placing 11th in the World.
Just over a week ago, the Backyard Ultra Individual World Championships took place at 'Bigs Backyard' in Tennessee, attracting the sport's very best on Earth. Phil Gore, the reigning world record holder, demonstrated his dominance once again, securing the victory in commanding fashion after an incredible 114 hours of endurance. Phil came on to talk all about it.
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The Backyard Ultra Individual World Championship at Big's Backyard has concluded, and Jimmy B and White Kenyan are back with their fourth and final episode of the 'Road to Bigs' series. In this installment, they provide an in-depth reflection on their races and experiences throughout the journey.
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It's race week, Jimmy B + White Kenyan are in Tennessee gearing up for the biggest race of their lives, The Individual Backyard Ultra World Championships at Big's Backyard in Tennessee.
Luke ran his first Backyard Ultra last year at MVP where he completed 12 yards. Since that first Backyard experience Luke has been focussed on improving at the format and working hard which is paying off. This year Luke has run at MVP, MelbOURne, Dead Cow Gully and GV, improving each time. At GV Luke finished with 52 yards and a top 3 performance. That 52 yards places Luke fourth on the UK At Large list and he is excited and extremely motivated to run on team UK next year.
Patto, Dom Halbert and Ihor Verys preview the Individual Backyard Ultra World Championships 2025. Including insights about each runner, predictions and more. The race starts at 7am on the 18th October at Bigs Backyard in Tennessee.
In 2021 Mark ran his first LOS race at WausaUltra Backyard and completed 21 yards. Mark has fallen in love with the Backyard format and has made huge improvements over the last couple of years. Mark recently showed what he's made of by finishing as the Last One Standing at 'Last Dot Standing' going for 63 hours. Making team USA is Mark's dream and you can follow Mark's journey through his youtube channel where he is honest and real.
Mathieu 'Dubes' Dube is one of the OG's of Backyard Ultra's in Australia, breaking 40 yards back in 2022. This year has definitely been a breakout year for Dubes, breaking 50 for the first time in April and last weekend finishing as the Last One Standing by running 60 yards at GV, earning himself a Silver Ticket onto team Australia. Peter Clarke has believed in Dubes for a long time and has been at the helm crewing at all of Dubes races for the last 12 months.
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Welcome to episode 2 of The Jimmy B + White Kenyan: Road to Bigs Podcast. Where we take you behind the scenes of our training and our lives as we prepare for the Backyard Ultra Individual World Championships in Tennessee on October 18th.
Macee is a runner from New Zealand who ran her first Backyard Ultra in May at Best Dam Backyard. She finished as the Last One Standing with 43 yards, averaging 40 minutes a loop. Just last weekend Macee ran at Scenic Circles and finished as the Last One Standing again, this time with 38 yards. Macee hopes to qualify for the New Zealand Sat Champs team next year.
Hendrik is returning to Bigs Backyard next month to run in the Individual Backyard Ultra World Championships after a heartbreaking DNF in 2023. Last year Hendrik improved his Backyard PB to 82 yards at Suffolk BYU and he also finished as the Last One Standing for Germany at the Sat Champs.
Josh and Kyle were at Dead Cow Gully this year following Harvey Lewis's journey and capturing it all on film. It was great to relive the epic record breaking race with Josh and Kyle from their perspective and to hear how they went through the film making process at Dead Cow Gully.
Holly ran her first Backyard Ultra in 2022 at Hysterical Carnage where she completed 30 yards before the race was stopped. Just recently she ran at Dead Cow Gully and ran a huge race running 61 yards, breaking the Australian women's Backyard Ultra record in the process. In October Holly is running at the 24 Hour World Championships in France. Go Holly!
Shaun from Ultra series came on to talk all about MelbOURne Frontyard Ultra, including a big announcement in regards to next year's race.
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James Blanton and Ryan Crawford are off to Tennessee for the Individual Backyard Ultra World Championships at Bigs in October. This is the first of a 4 part podcast series that will follow James and Ryan on their journey. Episode's 2, 3 and 4 will be available exclusively through Backyard Ultra Podcast's Patreon page to help fund their trip.
Colin ran his first Backyard Ultra in May at No Time to Die where he ran 25 yards. Last weekend Colin fronted up at Birdys and he had an incredible performance, finishing as the Last One Standing running 59 yards.
Jonathan Ash has rapidly made his way up the Backyard Ultra ranks since his 57 yard performance at Reds Last year. At Dead Cow Gully recently Jashy lined up alongside the worlds best and put on an incredible show, breaking 100 yards for the first time.
Simon had a huge 2024 running Backyard Ultra's. He qualified for team New Zealand with a 51 yard performance at Kings and he backed up at the Sat Champs for his national team with 65 yards. Simon grabbed the bull by the horns at Dead Cow Gully where he ran an incredible 90 yards which qualifies him for the Individual BYU World Championship at Bigs in October.
Phil Gore broke the Backyard Ultra world record at Dead Cow Gully by running 102 yards with Sam Harvey as the assist in 2023. Just over a week ago Dead Cow Gully was back with an amazing field of runners and Phil once again showed how good he is by running an absolutely incredible race, setting a new Backyard Ultra World Record of 119 yards.
Dead Cow Gully (Masters) is kicking off this weekend showcasing some of the best Backyard Ultra runners in the world. Race Mastermind and Director Tim Walsh came on to talk all things backyards and Dead Cow.
Nearly everyone who has run an ultra in Victoria would have met Barry in his sports beer marquee at some point. In the last couple of years Barry has really taken an interest in running Backyards himself and his results are impressive. Just recently at 2 Rivers Backyard Ultra Barry ran 31 yards, which at 62 years old is the most yards ever completed in a BYU by someone his age in Australia.
Rose ran her first Backyard Ultra last year at GV where she ran 19 yards. After GV Rose decided that she really wanted to commit to the BYU format and see how far she could go. Rose recently ran at 2 Rivers BYU and ran a huge race, completing 30 yards, which makes her only the fourth woman ever to break 30 yards in a BYU in Victoria.
Lukasz grabbed the attention of the Backyard Ultra world last year with his amazing Last One Standing performance at Suffolk BYU where he ran 88 yards. A few weeks ago Lukasz ran at Legends BYU in Belgium, where he broke the Backyard Ultra WORLD RECORD by running for an incredible 116 yards.
Kendall ran his first Backyard Ultra last year at Sydney's and completed 18 yards. This year he fronted up to Sydney's again and ran an incredible race to complete 50 yards, making him at 21 years old, the youngest person in the world to break 50. Kendall's next race is on the 24th May in the USA at Nick Bare's Go One More Ultra.
In 2022 Ben Nicholls and Mat Dube were the first to take a Victorian Backyard Ultra into the 40's. Last week they were at it again, being the first to run a Victorian Backyard Ultra into the 50's (not including Sat Champs), at Melbourne Frontyard Ultra.
Jashy burst onto the Australian BYU scene last year when he ran 57 yards at Reds to qualify for team Australia. Since then he has proven himself to be one of the very best Backyard Ultra runners in the world, running 75 yards at the Sat Champs and most recently he finished as the Assist at Sydney's BYU with 80 yards.
Tim is a familiar face in the BYU world through his crewing, running and providing statistical analysis. Tim was always planning for 2025 to be the year where he focusses on running Backyard Ultras and he started the year in the best possible way, finishing as the Last One Standing at Herdys, smashing his PB in the process and proving himself to be a really exciting runner to watch.
Mitch ran 32 yards in his first Backyard Ultra last year at I'm Still Standing BYU and then 21 yards at Clint Eastwood. After some fine tuning of his race plan Mitch showcased what he is capable of with an outstanding 40 yard Last One Standing performance at 2025's I'm Still Standing BYU.
Lizzie ran her first Backyard Ultra in 2021 where she completed 19 yards. She spent the next three years running many ultra's up to 200 miles till she returned to the Backyard racing world ready to make her mark. At Rasselbock BYU this year Lizzie finished as the assist running 50 yards, becoming the 21st woman in the world to reach the 50 yard milestone.
Iain Bethune's first Backyard Ultra was at the Cow Shed BYU in 2022 where he ran 27 yards. Iain and his wife Julie are believed to be the only Husband/Wife duo to have made their countries BYU team when they ran for team UK last year. Iain recently finished as the Last One Standing at Rasselbock BYU completing 51 yards. Check out Iain and Julie's blog here: https://www.milestogether.co.uk/
Dave ran his first Backyard Ultra at Andy's BYU in 2021. He has been consistently improving since then, running 37 yards at Capital and 52 yards at Ohio's. Notably, he claimed the title of Last One Standing at Queeny BYU, which earned him a spot on Team USA for last year's Sat Champs. There, he delivered an outstanding performance, completing 64 yards and achieving his personal best to date.
Duncan embarked head first into his running journey after discovering the Backyard Ultra format in early 2024 where he crewed for a friend at MVP. He made his Backyard Ultra debut at MVP this year, completing 26 yards and finishing in the top 5.
Brandon 'The Crow' Lee and Dan 'Farms' Farmer have been running together in the Ardeer Trotters for just over a year now. Over the last couple of months The Crow and Farms have been training together in preparation for MVP which was run last weekend in extreme conditions. The Crow finished as the assist with 30 yards and Farms finished third with 27.
Gaby has been fuelling athletes for 10 years, working with many of the worlds best Backyard Ultra Runners. It was great being able to have Gaby back on the podcast, where we explored the vital role of nutrition in Backyard Ultras and gained valuable insights from her expertise.
Sean ran his first backyard ultra at Dead Cow Gully back in 2022 when he ran 30 yards. Since then he has increased his PB to 37 and just recently finished as the Last One Standing at Glasshouse Standing.
Frank was part of the all conquering Belgium Backyard Ultra team that finished on top of the world standings at the World Satellite Team Champs in 2024. Frank was one of three runners who broke the world record in that race when he, Ivo and Merijn called it a day after running 110 yards.
Tim Kacprzak, Mat Dube and Ben Nicholls join the podcast to relive the Backyard Ultra year that was 2024.
Clayton loves Backyard Ultra's, he's run in three and his best result is currently 25 yards which he ran at I'm Still Standing BYU earlier this year. Clayton also organises a BYU run club that meets monthly and runs in different locations around Sydney.
Vic has been running ultras since 2017 and ran in her first Backyard Ultra at Rasselbock in 2023 where she completed 30 yards. Since then Vic has run many more Backyards including a recent 40 yard LOS performance at God's Own BYU. Vic is also 11 BYU's into her mission of running 12 BYU's in 12 months.
Sarah Perry was the last one standing at the Sat Champs for Team UK when she ran 59 yards, breaking the UK female record. Alex Sweet also had a remarkable race, achieving an 18-yard personal best as the assist.
Viktoria ran 34 yards at her first Backyard Ultra for team Canada at the Sat Champs in 2020. Since then she has run a PB of 49 yards and ran for the Canadian Sat Champs team again in 2024. As well as her impressive BYU results Viktoria also holds the Canadian 48hr, 72hr and 6 day ultra running records.
John has outstanding results across all different types of ultra running distances and formats. His breakout backyard performance was last year when he ran 51 yards at Dead Cow Gully. Most recently he was team Captain for the 'Flying Kiwis' at the Sat Champs and ran a new PB of 72 yards as the assist.
Phil is undoubtably one of the very best Backyard Ultra runners in the world. Last year he broke the 100 yard barrier twice including when he ran a world record 102 at the Dead Cow Gully Masters. Phil recently ran for team Australia at the Satellite Team World Championships finishing as the Last One Standing with 96 yards and helped guide Australia into second place in the World standings.
Scott's been running Backyard Ultra's since 2021 and has proven himself to be one of the toughest and most consistent runners out there. He recently took things to another level finishing as the Last One Standing when he ran 88 yards for team USA at the World Team Championships at Bigs taking home the coveted golden 'Big Dogs' coin.
The Team Backyard Ultra World Champs concluded just over a week ago so Tim Moffatt from Backyardstats came on to discuss the results, crunch the numbers and analyse the stats. Check out Tim's website backyardstats.com
Ross McLean has been a consistently good Backyard Ultra runner since his first run at MVP back in 2022. He's consistenly improving and was LOS at MVP in 2023, ran 35 Yards at The DCG Masters, 15 yards at Mirrim Wurnit in hellish conditions and most recently he ran in Sydney's BYU and finished as the Last One Standing with a total of 55 yards.
Tim Moffatt from Backyardstats and Dom Halbert join the podcast to preview the World Team Championship (Sat Champs) that starts this Saturday.
Stephen Parker is the author of 'There is no Finish - A Backyard Ultra Story'. Stephen dives deep into the Backyard Ultra scene, exploring is amazing history, characters and races. 'There is no Finish' will be released on October the 12th, 2024. For more information, including the book launch check out runningforever.au
With the Satellite World Championships just around the corner it's time to talk all about the Team Australia. Race Director from Ultra Series Shaun Kaesler and Australian Record Holder Phil Gore came on to discuss everything to do with what's going down in the Aussie team.
Mat ran his first Backyard Ultra back in 2021 when he ran 32 yards at MVP and backed up the next year running 40 yards as the assist in an epic race behind Ben Nicholls. Since then Mat has ran for team Australia at the 2022 Satellite World Champs and most recently he finished as the Last One Standing at GV BYU for an incredible third year in a row.
Brent Ford, from Peak2Soon Podcast came on to host this episode and interview Patto, who had a lot to get off his chest after his 38 yards and assist at GV BYU on the weekend.
Ryan ran his first Backyard Ultra in 2017 at his local race 'Last Man Standing Ultramarathon' where he ran 19 yards as the assist. Since then Ryan has finished as the Last One Standing for the last two years at his local BYU, and earlier this year he ran 64 yards at the Suguaro Showdown which qualified him to run for team USA at the Satellite World Champs next month at Bigs.
So far in 2024 Dan has finished as the assist at Mirrim Wurnit and ran 40 yards at No Time To Die. Dan's biggest race will be in October, when he will be joining team Australia at the Satellite World Champs in Perth which he qualified for by running 51 yards at Herdys last year.
Narchi started running Backyard Ultra's last year when she debut'd at Clint Eastwood by running an impressive 34 yards and finishing as the first placed female. This year Narchi has run at Dead Cow Gully and most recently at Clint Eastwood again, where she smashed her PB and broke the Australian female record in the process by going for 51 hours.
Chris ran an amazing race at Birdys last year, running 33 yards while completing a piece of artwork between loops. Just over a week ago Chris ran at Birdys again and this time finished as the Last One Standing, earning a silver ticket onto the Australian team to run at the Satellite World Champs in October.
Jono ran his first Backyard Ultra just over 12 months ago when he ran 28 yards at Red's. Since then he has gone from strength to strength, finishing as the Last One Standing at Sydney's BYU as well as Coffs Harbour. His most recent result is the most impressive though when he returned to Red's and ran 57 yards which qualified him to run for team Australia at the Satellite World Champs in October.
Last year Helen broke 24 hours in three Backyard Ultras, including her PB of 31 yards at Arrowtown. This year Helen and her Partner Chris have organised their first Backyard Ultra (Kings BYU) and in a couple of weeks Helen will be running at Clint Eastwood. Helen and Chris also run an event kit hire business that caters for runners at Backyard Ultras https://hisandhersevents.co.nz/
Ben ran 28 yards in Australia's first ever Backyard Ultra back in 2019 at Mirrim Wurnit. Since then he has finished as the Last One Standing at MVP, Backyard Blister and most recently at GUMBY, which earned him a Silver Ticket into the 2024 Australian Satellite World Champs team which he also represented in 2022.
Anthony ran 11 yards in his first Backyard Ultra at Riverhead Relaps in 2021. Since then he has ran in four more Backyards and improved each and every time. His most recent BYU was at Kings Backyard Ultra where he ran finished as the Last One Standing by running 52 yards, breaking the New Zealand soil record and qualifying to run for team New Zealand at the Sat Champs in October.
Sam Harvey is right up there with the very best Backyard Ultra runners on Earth. Last year at The DCG Masters he ran 101 yards as the assist and then ran 91 yards 3 months later at the World Champs at Bigs to finish ninth in the World. So far in 2024 he has finished as the Last One Standing at Dead Cow Gully running 69 yards and just last weekend at Krazies he finished as the Last One Standing for the third year in a row.
Last year, Brandon dipped his toes into the world of Backyard Ultras at the Shepparton 'GV BYU', where he successfully completed 32 yards. Building on this experience, he recently participated at the Wild Dog Backyard Ultra, finishing an impressive 4th overall and completing 37 laps. Coming up in August, Brandon has a significant challenge ahead, as he prepares to run from Bondi to Melbourne to raise funds and awareness for Osteosarcoma Bone Cancer.
Levi ran 37 yards in his first Backyard Ultra in 2022 when he was the Last One Standing at Bob's Big Timber Backyard. He has run five Backyard Ultra's since, including the Individual World Champs at Bigs last year. Levi most recently finished as the Last One Standing at Capital BYU running 65 yards. His run at Capital cemented his spot to run for team USA at the Sat Champs in October later this year.
Next weekend, the Red Dirt Backyard Ultra will be held for the first time in Karratha, Western Australia, as a Bigs affiliated event. Jamie Oborne, a local Karratha resident and experienced ultra runner, will be participating in the event. Jacs Homann, one of the Race Directors, has played a key role in organising the race. The Red Dirt Backyard Ultra will also mark the return of Phil Gore, who will be running his first BYU since Bigs last year.
Ryan Crawford is one of Australia's best and most experienced Backyard Ultra Runners. In 2023 his best result was when he ran 60 yards at Clint Eastwood finishing with James Blanton and he was also the LOS at DCG and Glasshouse Standing. Most recently he ran at Dead Cow Gully where he was the assist when he ran for 68 yards.
2024 is the year of the Backyard Ultra for Paul. So far this year Paul has already run in three Backyards Ultras, MVP, Herdys and Dead Cow Gully. Not only that, Paul is also the mastermind behind 'Wild Dog BYU' which will be kicking off for the first time on the 21st June.
Stephen is the creator & host of the youtube channel 'Film My Run', which is a great resource for all things running. This Saturday Suffolk Backyard Ultra begins, featuring some of Europes best ultra runners. Stephen will be there from beginning to end hosting the livestream which can be viewed here: www.youtube.com/@FilmMyRun
Megan ran in her first Backyard Ultra in January at Saguaro Showdown and proved herself to be a natural at the format. Not only did she finish as the Last One Standing, but she also earned a Silver Ticket on to team USA to run at Satellite World Championships in October. Her 65 yard performance at Seguaro Showdown is the fourth highest total by a woman of all time.
In June last year Dead Cow Gully found itself the talk of the Backyard Ultra World when Phil Gore ran a world record 102 yards. It's exciting to see the return of Dead Cow Gully Backyard Ultra on the 4th May and race director Tim Walsh came on to talk all about it.
Aaron is going from strength to strength as an endurance athlete and BYU runner. Last year he came 18th in the World at the Backyard Ultra World Championships at Bigs when he ran for 75 yards. Aaron has a big 2024 planned and started recently with a win in the Delirious West 200 miler.
Johan ran his first Backyard ultra at Hysterical Carnage in 2021. He has run in five backyards since and was the assist in his last two. Johan's most recent race was at Herdys where he ran a PB of 52 yards which earned him a place on the Australian At-Large list.
Tim has had an amazing 12 months of running in Backyard Ultras. Last year he ran 51 yards at Herdys, 55 yards at The Masters at Dead Cow Gully and then rounded things off by running 60 yards at Bigs. Last week Tim earned himself a silver ticket into the Australian BYU team by finishing as the Last One Standing at Mirrim Wurnit in some of the toughest conditions possible.
Adam Keen ran in New Zealands first ever Backyard Ultra back in 2019 where he finished as the assist. He has run in six backyard ultras since, including finishing as the New Zealand Champion in 2020. Last year Adam was present from beginning to end at The Masters at Dead Cow Gully as well as Bigs, both world record breaking races. Adam is a running coach and his website is: www.aerobicedge.com
Eric Keeler is the man behind 'Rasselbock Running' and organise's a whole range of running events in the UK. This weekend is the second year of the Rasselbock Backyard Ultra, the first silver ticket event of the year in the UK. Eric came on to talk Backyard Ultra's and the race going down this weekend.
Joel is a familiar face to many around the Backyard Ultra scene as a member Tim Kacprzak's crew. Joel is proving himself to be more than a handy runner himself, running 25 yards at No Time To Die last year and just recently he was the Last One Standing at MVP Backyard Ultra in a dominant performance.
Rhys ran in three Backyard Ultra's in 2023, running over 30 yards twice. He ran 37 yards at Dead Cow Gully and in October he finished as the joint Last One Standing with Adam Fox when he ran 34 yards. Rhys also sports one of the best beards going around in the running game.
Rowan loves running and has raced in QLD, NSW, VIC and New Zealand. He has run in three Backyard Ultra's, most recently at The Masters where he completed 32 yards. At the moment he is busy organising 'We've Gotcha Backyard Ultra', which is being run on the 10th March.
Jon has been running ultra's since 2008. His last five races have all been Backyard Ultra's and his results are outstanding, finishing as the LOS at The Big Hill Bonk two years running and most recently running an amazing 98 yards at The World Championships at Bigs to finish seventh in the world.
Gemma Gore has more experience crewing at backyard ultra's than pretty much anyone. She has crewed for Phil at all 10 of his backyard ultra's, including when he broke the world record at The Masters and when he ran 100 yards at The World Champs at Bigs.
Charles is an experienced backyard ultra runner, having completed six events since his debut at Birdys in 2020. At his most recent race, Hysterical Carnage, Charles finished after successfully completing 38 yards. It was great having Charles on to hear about his running journey.
Thor currently holds the Iceland backyard ultra record with 50 yards which he ran at the The Race of Champions in Germany last year. Thor also ran at the Individual world championships at Bigs in 2023 where he ran for 27 hours.
After an eventful year of Backyard Ultra running, Ben Nicholls, Tim Kacprzak & Mat Dube came on the podcast to talk about the 2023 BYU year.
Rob Parsons is one of the best Backyard Ultra runners in the world, proven by his top 12 performance at Bigs in October when he completed 84 yards to place him eleventh overall. Jac has crewed for Rob at all his BYU's and is a huge factor in his success.
Gaby is a dietitian and sports nutritionist who specialises in endurance sports. In fact, Gaby had four of her athletes run at the Backyard Ultra Individual World Championship at Bigs just recently. In this podcast Gaby discusses a whole range of BYU nutrition topics and it was awesome.
Frank qualified to run at the Backyard Ultra Individual World Championship at Bigs when he ran 67 yards for team Belgium last year. Frank ran an incredible race at Bigs completing 97 yards which positioned him 8th in the world.
James Blanton ran 60 yards at Clint Eastwood which qualified him to run at the World Championships at Bigs two months later. James went on to run for 72 hours at Bigs, placing 23rd in the world and becoming only the fifth Australian to break the 72 hour mark in a Backyard Ultra.
Phil recently ran at the Individual Backyard Ultra World Championships at Bigs Backyard in Tennessee where he ran an incredible 100 yards. In doing so he became the only person to have run 100 yards or more in a Backyard Ultra twice in a calendar year.
Ihor broke the world record for an assist in a Backyard Ultra just recently at Big's Backyard Ultra Individual World Championships when he ran for 107 hours. He is one of only eight people to have broken the 100 hour barrier and he did it in only his third Backyard.
Tim Moffatt has been analysing the facts and figures from Bigs over the last few days and he came on do to a real deep dive into the stats and numbers behind Bigs Backyard Ultra 2023.
Dom Halbert came on to talk about whats been going on at Bigs Backyard Ultra while we watched yard 97.
Tim Moffatt and Brad Halls came on during Yard 25 to discuss what's gone down at Big's so far.
Brendan Verrier is an ultra runner from Alice Springs. In May this year Brendan broke the track record at the West Macs Standley Monster over 65km. A few months later he ran in his first Backyard Ultra at The Red Centre Wringer and finished as the Last One Standing.
Justin Wright ran on team USA at last years BYU Sat Champs and Dom Halbert completed 30 yards at Suffolk BYU this year. They joined the podcast to preview Bigs 2023 which starts on the 21st October. We go through each runner and give our picks and predictions.
Mark has a real passion for Backyard Ultras. He ran in his first Backyard in 2020 at MVP and has improved his PB in each running of MVP since. Mark is a Type 1 Diabetic and it was really interesting and inspiring to hear his approach to Backyard Ultras.
Adam is the man behind the TV show 'Search4hurt'. Season 4 of Search4hurt is going to be ultra exciting as it is going to feature its contestants running at Mirrim Wurnit Backyard Ultra in March. The application process to be a contestant sounds like a lot of fun too.
Robbie is a race director and runner. He is the main man behind North Vic Backyard Ultra's and just over a week ago saw the second year running of his Backyard Ultra in Shepparton 'GV Last Man Standing'.
When it comes to running ultra's Brick has almost done it all. He is adding race director to his running CV at the moment as he gears up to host Sydney's first Backyard Ultra, the inaugural 'Bricks Backyard Ultra'.
Margie is the Australian female Backyard Ultra record holder, she broke the record last year when she ran 47 yards for team Australia at the Satellite World Championships. Just recently she was the last one standing at Birdys Backyard when she ran 46 yards.
Harvey Lewis ran his first Backyard Ultra at Bigs in 2017. He was the Last One Standing at The World Championships at Bigs in 2021 when he ran 85 yards, which broke the world record at the time. Harvey also ran at The Backyard Masters at Dead Cow Gully this year when he ran 90 yards and he will be defending his world championship crown at Bigs this year in October.
Hendrik was the Last One Standing for team Germany at the Satellite World Champs last year, earning himself a golden ticket to Bigs. Also, he was recently the assist at Suffolk Backyard Ultra when he ran 81 yards, which places him 11th of all time.
After Patto ran 34 yards at Birdys Backyard Ultra a couple of weeks ago, Kevin 'Big Kev' Matthews came on to the podcast and turned the tables by asking Patto all the questions.
The inaugural running of Reds Backyard Ultra was held just over a week ago. Barry Keem was the Last One Standing running 35 yards and Red Barnett was the race director. We had a great time talking about how the race was conceived, run and won.
Chris has run in five Backyard Ultra's and was part of the Australian team at the Satellite World Champs last year. This weekend he is running at Birdys Backyard Ultra. As well as running in the race he is also going to be creating a piece of artwork during the time he has spare between loops.
Miguel is a race director from Venezuela and he is responsible for introducing the Backyard Ultra format to the country. So far Miguel and his team have organised 5 Backyard Ultra's including the Venezuelan leg that took part in the Satellite World Championships last year.
Liv and Kirsty are close friends and training partners from the 'Whitsundays' region in Northern QLD. They ran at the Australian Backyard Masters and were the last two females standing with Liv running 35 yards and Kirsty running 32.
Aaron (63 yards), Tim (55 yards) and Johan (43 yards) all ran PB's at the Australian Backyard Masters at Dead Cow Gully. They spent a lot of the race working together and formed a bond that made the race even more memorable.
Ollie earned his spot as a 'wildcard' entry at The Masters and he impressed everyone there by running for 15 hours (yards) which means he hit the 100km milestone. In this podcast Ollie talks about his running journey and experience at Dead Cow Gully.
Just last week Phil was the Last One Standing at The Australian Masters at Dead Cow Gully. Incredibly, Phil ran 684km in 102 hours which broke the previous world record. In this episode Phil came on and we discussed his record breaking performance.
Jennifer broke the Female World Record recently at Capital BYU when she ran for 74 hours covering 496km. She has twice been a member of Team USA and is also going to be running in the Individual World Championship at Bigs later this year in October.
Shaun Collins is a runner and Event Director from New Zealand. He is one of four people to successfully finish 'The Revenant' and set himself a personal challenge of running a 310km route around Auckland in 52 hours which he successfully completed. Shaun is running in his 3rd Backyard Ultra in just over a week when he runs at The Australian Masters at Dead Cow Gully.
Sam is the Backyard Ultra national record holder in New Zealand with 46 yards. He is coming to The Masters at Dead Cow Gully next month where he has his eyes set on breaking the world record before he heads to the BYU World Championships in Tennessee.
Andy has spent the last few years falling in love with running on his local trails and in late 2022 he ran his first 100km ultramarathon. Last week he ran for 30 hours (200km) at the BC Backyard Ultra. In this podcast he shares his backyard ultra story.
Since her ultra running journey started back in 2009, Pam has run in over 70 Ultra's. She recently ran in her first Backyard Ultra, GUMBY, and was the Last One Standing, becoming the 2nd female in Australia to do so.
James ran in his second Backyard Ultra at Dead Cow Gully recently and ran an excellent race finishing as the assist with 41 yards. In this podcast James came on to talk about how it all went down.
Brad loves Backyard Ultras. He ran his first backyard ultra at Birdys last year and went for 10 hours. A few months later he smashed his PB by running 25 hours at Herdys. In this podcast he explains how he did it.
Dead Cow Gully Backyard Ultra is one of the most popular backyard ultra races on the Australian running calendar and its being run this weekend. Race director Tim Walsh came on with runners Tammy Wickham and Rowan Cassidy to talk all about it.
Michael Bellmon has run in 4 Backyard Ultras. In his most recent Backyard Ultra at Herdys he put on an incredible display when he ran 56 yards as the assist. This result has placed him on the At Large List to run in The BYU World Championships at Bigs later this year.
Rob Parsons has been running Backyard Ultras for just over 12 months. His best result is when he ran 73 yards for team Australia at the Satellite World Champs last year. He is positioned high up on the At Large list to run at the Individual World Champs in Tennessee later this year.
Aaron Young, Big Kev, Rob Parsons, Phil Gore and Jess Smith are some of the best Backyard Ultra Runners in Australia. In less than 2 weeks their local BYU 'Herdys' is being run so they came on to talk all about it.
Lazarus Lake held the first ever Backyard Ultra on his property 2011. Since then the Backyard Ultra has grown into one of the most popular ultra running formats in the world. In this episode Laz came on to discuss where is all started to where it is today.
Ross McLean was the Last one Standing at the MVP Backyard Ultra in 2023, running 28 yards. In this podcast we discuss his running life and his recent win at MVP.
Phil Ryan was the assist at the 2023 MVP Backyard Ultra running 27 yards. Nick Kumar was close behind with 26 yards. In this podcast Phil and Nick came on & relived their experiences from this awesome race.
MVP BYU 2023 is just a few days away so Ben Nicholls, Mat Dube and Tim Kacprzak joined the podcast to look back and discuss their experience's at the MVP Backyard Ultra.
Gaby is a dietician and sports nutritionist. She has a lot of experience working with some of the best backyard ultra athletes in Australia and is a wealth of knowledge on the subject. Find her at intenseatfit.com and @intenseatfit on instagram.
Aaron made a big splash in the Backyard Ultra running scene in 2022. He ran 53 yards as the assist at Birdies helping to break the Australian record at the time. Aaron was also a member of the Australian team at the Satellite World Championships where he went for 48 yards he is currently on the At Large list to run at Big's this later this year.
Tim Walsh from Dead Cow Gully and Nicole Jukes from BYU Australia join the podcast to discuss and recap the Backyard Ultra year of 2022 as well as looking ahead at whats to come in 2023.
Holly Ranson recently ran 136.722 in the Goodrunnings 12hr race, breaking the Australian 12hr record. She was one of the LOS at Hysterical Carnage Backyard Ultra when she ran 30 yards and is a confirmed starter at the Australian Backyard Masters in June.
John Yoon has represented Australia in the 24 hour running team twice. He has run two Backyard Ultra's, most recently for the Australian team in the Satellite world Championships where he ran 51 yards to help Australia finish 3rd on planet Earth.
Ivo Steyaert & Merijn Geerts share the Backyard Ultra world record, running for 101 hours for team Belgium at the Satellite world championships. On this podcast we discuss their remarkable achievement and a lot more.
Scott Snell was the #4 seeded runner for team USA in the 2022 Satellite Backyard Ultra World Champs. He has won 4 Backyard Ultras and has run 60+ yards twice. Scott also has a running blog at beastcoasttrailrunning.com .
Big Kev has had a huge running year in 2022 and is about to run The Hysterical Carnage backyard ultra this weekend, just a week after running a 100 miler. So far, Big Kev has run 7 backyard ultra's, winning one and running as the assist in two. Check out Big Kev's website, runbkrun.com
Ryan Crawford ran 75 yards and was the assist for the Australian team at the Satellite Backyard Ultra World Championships, helping to break the Australian record. Ryan called in for a chat and we discussed everything from Backyard ultra's to his diet, yoga and more.
Race Director Josh Duff called in to recap the Old Mates Backyard Ultra that was run last weekend.
Phil Gore was recently the Last One Standing in the Australian team at the Satellite Backyard Ultra World Champs, running 76 yards which works out to 509km in 76 hours. Gemma was part of his crew the whole time. Phil and Gemma Gore join the podcast to discuss his performance as well as other Backyard Ultra related things.
Co race directors Peter Clarke and Peter Munns join the podcast to discuss and preview the Backyard Ultra satellite World Championships that are being held on the weekend at Mirrim Wurnit.
Four members of the Australian Backyard Ultra team call in for a chat. They are competing in the Backyard Ultra Satellite World Championships that begins on the 15th October 2022.
First ever episode of A Backyard Ultra Podcast. Special guest is Tim Walsh from Dead Cow Gully.