Backyard Ultra Podcast

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 mon...

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.

**THIS IS A 15 MINUTE TEASER OF JIMMY B + WHITE KENYAN EPISODE 3 - THE FULL 1 HOUR 34 MINUTE VERSION IS AVAILABLE THROUGH BACKYARD ULTRA PODCAST'S PATREON PAGE FOR A SMALL FEE** 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...

**THIS IS A 15 MINUTE TEASER OF JIMMY B + WHITE KENYAN EPISODE 3 - THE FULL 1 HOUR 29 MINUTE VERSION IS AVAILABLE THROUGH BACKYARD ULTRA PODCAST'S PATREON PAGE FOR A SMALL FEE** 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...

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 youtu...

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...

**THIS IS A 15 MINUTE TEASER OF JIMMY B + WHITE KENYAN EPISODE 2 - THE FULL 1 HOUR 37 MINUTE VERSION IS AVAILABLE THROUGH BACKYARD ULTRA PODCAST'S PATREON PAGE FOR A SMALL FEE** 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 o...

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. Signup to Melbourne Frontyard here: https://eventplus.net/MFU26 For 25% discount enter code: BUP25 **valid till midnight, 26th August. 2025.

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.