"When Marius Kouakou of Côte d'Ivoire ran 85 "yards" or laps at the 2025 Ultra Tour du Lac de Monteux backyard ultra, he reset his African record - which he previously set at the What's Your Limit backyard ultra in Beauraing, Belgium, in April 2025 - by 29 laps. It was a massive step up that earned him the runner-up, or "assist" position at the race."
"At the same Belgian race, another Ivoirian, Adele Al Khalil, set the women's African record with 37 laps. While Africa is known for producing world-class runners in a variety of disciplines, these Ivoirian stars are among the first to dive deeply into the backyard ultra format, and with great success. The small West African country is known for its heat and high humidity, and running there is not for the faint of heart."
Marius Kouakou ran 85 laps at the 2025 Ultra Tour du Lac de Monteux backyard ultra, resetting his African record by 29 laps and earning the runner-up or "assist" position. Adele Al Khalil set the women's African record with 37 laps. The backyard ultra format requires repeating a 4.167-mile (6.70-kilometer) lap every hour, and the winner completes one more lap after all others stop. Gary Cantrell started the format in 2011. Backyard ultras have grown in popularity as an easier, more accessible way to run ultra distances and are simpler to host than traditional races.
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