by Lazarus Lake | Oct 20, 2024 | Race Reports
big’s backyard hour 37 begins:so portugal finally made the pass.they now hold the third place spot in mid-size with 443 yards.portugal has 3 remaining nowand so does norway with 442 yards.slovakia is tied with 442 yards and has only 2.the last place on the...
by Lazarus Lake | Oct 20, 2024 | Race Reports
big dog’s backyard start hour 36:the only stories i see in personare the stories that play out herewith team usa.rest assured these same stories are playing out around the globe.jennifer was in trouble with 4 hours to go on the trail.she had struggled in right...
by Lazarus Lake | Oct 20, 2024 | Race Reports
big dog’s backyard ultra starts hour 35:its a good thing i got a nap when i did.this race is suddenly like a ride on the mad mouse.new zealand still has 15 and leads with 510 yards.assume for the moment that belgium is right there (they have not checked in...
by Lazarus Lake | Oct 20, 2024 | Race Reports
big dog’s backyard hour 34:we have our data back.while i napped…(lets be real, while i was in a brief coma)they streamlined the system to handle the volume.and this has been the story of backyardsince the first one was held…in my backyard.it just took off of its...
by Lazarus Lake | Oct 20, 2024 | Race Reports
big dog’s backyard hour 33:having trouble getting data,and i need a nap!
by Lazarus Lake | Oct 20, 2024 | Race Reports
big dog’s backyard ultra hour 32 begins:and i was all prepared to return to the laptop and start this update with:and then there were 5….but that didnt happen,oh, we did lose one here in the USand now we are running with 14.but canada and australia joined us.now...
by Lazarus Lake | Oct 20, 2024 | Race Reports
big dog’s backyard ultra hour 31:i know this is being repeated in many places,but we have had some struggles here.we have one trying to fight his way out of a death spiral.i watched him leave after less than a minute between yardsand thought;”this is...
by Lazarus Lake | Oct 20, 2024 | Race Reports
big dog’s backyard ultra 30 hours:final standings in the small countries division:guatemala: 258uruguay:(-13)namibia (-19)in the mid-size division nederland seems determined to eliminate the drama.still with a division leading 12 athletes,they now have 422...
by Lazarus Lake | Oct 20, 2024 | Race Reports
big dog’s backyard ultra hour 29:.netherlands continues to pad their lead.now at 410 yards and 12 athletes the most in their division.iceland (-6) is holding second with only 11…losing a yard every hour.slovakia (-8) is still third, but has dropped to 9 and is...
by Lazarus Lake | Oct 20, 2024 | Race Reports
big dog’s backyard ultra heding into hour 28:the small country competition is all but over….depending on two guys from uruguay named jonatan torena and federico molina.you see, guatemala has finished with 258 yards,but these two orientals are still runningand...
by Lazarus Lake | Oct 20, 2024 | Race Reports
big dogs backyard begins hour 27:we have had some more golden ticket winners:carlos hernandez for venezuelamalek leroul for algeriaandre ross for namibiaedgar nehemias cali for guatemalawhy, you might wonder,this rash of golden tickets right after the 24 hour cutoff?i...
by Lazarus Lake | Oct 20, 2024 | Race Reports
bigs backyard ultra: starting hour 26:the large class competition is still coming into focus.only 6 complete teams remain:new zealandbelgiumhungaryaustraliacanadaUSAit is far too early to project a winner,but certainly those 6 are ahead right now.so far we have one...
by Lazarus Lake | Oct 20, 2024 | Race Reports
big dog’s backyard ultra starting hour 25!.we have leaderboard.so it is time to start catching up….i will start with the currently most volatile situation:the mid-size competition..sometimes things work out exactly as intended.basically, the small country...
by Lazarus Lake | Oct 20, 2024 | Race Reports
big dog’s backyard hour 24:.we have now instituted a search for IT.the fear is that he has been eaten by coyotes..here in tennessee it was as close to a festive spirit as the runners could muster.by the time they return it will be light,and the next yard will be...
by Lazarus Lake | Oct 20, 2024 | Race Reports
big dogs backyard ultra hour 23:.still no leaderboardand we cannot find ITwe think he is somewhere asleep..but here we are in hour 23.here it is the last hour of darkness.the imminence of dawn is bringing renewalafter so many hours of darkness.the next lap will be...
by Lazarus Lake | Oct 20, 2024 | Race Reports
big’s backyard starting hour 22:.it seemed like i had a rhythm going.checking the fire,doing the whistles and bellsfilling in odd jobs or maybe even eat something while the leaderboard updatedand then doing a post(that from out here in the yard it seems like no...
by Lazarus Lake | Oct 20, 2024 | Race Reports
big dog’s backyard ultra hour 21:.we are all in this together now.teams fighting to keep the full roster intact;15 of them..teams fighting to hold on to reach 24 hours,to make the winner eligible for the individual championships next year..the irish having their...
by Lazarus Lake | Oct 20, 2024 | Race Reports
big dog’s backyard ultra 20 hours: this yard will be the turning point of the night for the US team.when we hit 20 hours it will only be 4 hours to reach 100 miles.three more hours run in full darknessthe 4th hour the sun will come up. canada will get sunlight...
by Lazarus Lake | Oct 20, 2024 | Race Reports
big dog’s backyard ultra hour 19 begins: now it truly feels like a satellite championship.the word going around is that the irish team,still with all 15 athletes moving,is about to be evacuated due to weather…. something called storm ashley,which i just read was...
by Lazarus Lake | Oct 20, 2024 | Race Reports
big dog’s backyard hour 18 underwayit appears that 18 teams still are perfect.denmark may have had some data entry issues,but the IT guys are all asleepgeez, and they havent even been going a full day yet!guatemala is now running away with the small countries...
