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fromiRunFar
3 days ago

How Long Can You Last: A Pace Analysis of the 2025 Big Dog's Backyard Ultra

Optimal backyard ultra performance balances lap speed and rest to minimize cumulative fatigue, with top finishers using distinct fast-rest or slow-conserve pacing strategies.
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fromiRunFar
2 weeks ago

Meet the Heroes of Cote d'Ivoire's Backyard Ultra Scene

Côte d'Ivoire runners set new African backyard ultra records: Marius Kouakou 85 laps, Adele Al Khalil 37 laps.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

No time for sleep or a shower: endurance runner covers 764km over five gruelling days to win Backyard Ultra world title

Phil Gore won the Backyard Ultra World Championship after running 764km over nearly five days, demonstrating exceptional endurance and building on a prior almost-800km world record.
fromiRunFar
1 month ago

Sarah Perry Sets Women's Backyard Ultra World Record

This year's edition of the race that started the backyard ultramarathon craze, the 2025 Big Dog's Backyard Ultra, saw Sarah Perry of the U.K. set a new women's record of 95 "yards," totaling 395.8 miles (637.0 kilometers). Perry exceeded the prior women's record of 87 yards, or 362 miles (583.3 kilometers), which was set by Megan Eckert (U.S.) at last year's Big Dog's Backyard Ultra, by eight laps, or 33.3 miles (53.6 kilometers).
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