by Lazarus Lake | Oct 19, 2024 | Race Reports
big dog’s backyard ultra start hour 17:the whistles blow.the countdown begins.the corral fills up.there is the bell.and off they go…there is no finish line.only 18 teams still have perfect records.after a long run with czechia at the top with the fastest...
by Lazarus Lake | Oct 19, 2024 | Race Reports
big dog’s backyard hour 16 happening now:we arent seeing quite as many smiles right now.but the overall mood is good.and i believe the strong team camaraderie that has developed is keeping everyone on an even keel.there is a lot more stretching in the starting...
by Lazarus Lake | Oct 19, 2024 | Race Reports
big’s backyard ultra hour 15 is under way:one thing to consider,as you watch the satellite actionis the time of day.all the teams started at various times,which doesnt matter in the long run,because everyone runs all the hours of the day.but the hardest time for...
by Lazarus Lake | Oct 19, 2024 | Race Reports
big dogs backyard ultra hour 14:and the beat(ing) goes on…and on, and onnamibia still leads with 185 points,but guatemala has pulled up to (-3)and now has 13 athletes to 11.uruguay (-4) and zambia (-5) each have 10so they are still in it,but they cannot afford to lose...
by Lazarus Lake | Oct 19, 2024 | Race Reports
big dog’s backyard ultra hour 13:this hour the backyarders reach past 50 miles.25 out of 61 teams are still intact.watching the US team,like any of the others going strong,there is almost a professionalism to their approach.they came prepared to go longand they...
by Lazarus Lake | Oct 19, 2024 | Race Reports
big dog’s backyard beginning hour 12:this is the hour i had to build a fire,so i am latewith little time to post.and such a shame,because there is so much going on.the small countries division has turned into a free for all.check the leaderboard!the US team did...
by Lazarus Lake | Oct 19, 2024 | Race Reports
big dog’s backyard hour 11: here in the US we are beginning the last trail loop. by now everyone is ready for the change of scenery. team USA is hanging tough, but we only one of 28 perfect teams in the competition. the heavy action remains in the small...
by Lazarus Lake | Oct 19, 2024 | Race Reports
big’s backyard ultra hour 10 underway:the situation in the small countries category is changing by the hour,bermuda is still clinging to a 1 point lead,but the last hour saw two more onions go down.now they only have 12.mauritius might have caught bermuda with...
by Lazarus Lake | Oct 19, 2024 | Race Reports
big dogs backyard ultra hour 9:.at this point all the big dogs are just punching their tickets hour after hour,so all the attention is turning to the small countries,where things are heating up by the hour..bermuda is clinging to a narrow lead,but they have lost a...
by Lazarus Lake | Oct 19, 2024 | Race Reports
hour 8 is under way at the big dog’s satellite championships; and who has seized the lead in the small country division?bermuda!the last country with all 15 runners,the onions are now in control of their own fate.they just have to keep more athletes in the...
by Lazarus Lake | Oct 19, 2024 | Race Reports
big dog’s backyard starting hour 7:as we move into the late afternoon,the heat is greater than advertised (by the weather station)but the US runners can hardly complain.the last i heard it had reached 111 F in venezuela.(well over 40 for you C people)italy was...
by Lazarus Lake | Oct 19, 2024 | Race Reports
big dog’s backyard hour 6:.made a quick trip up the hill so little dog could take a pee break.she really thought i should either stayor take her with me.one of the unpleasant aspects of putting on a race these days are the spammers that descend.every year the...
by Lazarus Lake | Oct 19, 2024 | Race Reports
big dog’s backyard hour 5:groundhog hour again.time is relative.right now the hours between starts are flying past,because i have stuff to do between the bells and whistles.so it seems like i am always rushing to fit it in.then the minute spent watching the...
by Lazarus Lake | Oct 19, 2024 | Race Reports
bigs backyard hour 4:teami got a chance to take a first look at the team scoring.it doesnt mean as much right now,because there are still technical issues to square away.a couple of teams havent managed to post results yet.a few more are still getting it figured...
by Lazarus Lake | Oct 19, 2024 | Race Reports
big’s backyard hour 3:the routine is starting to settle in.doing the trail loop is not fastso some of the team is only arriving a couple of minutes ahead of the whistles.but these are veterans.tent city is clustered around the corraland nobody is in the corral...
by Lazarus Lake | Oct 19, 2024 | Race Reports
big’s backyard hour 2:no hour one update,we were busy taking the crews around to watch the runners at several locations on the loop.and then showing them the official halfway overlook they can go to spectate over the next few days.all 15 runners showed up this...
by Lazarus Lake | Oct 19, 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 18, 2024 | Race Reports
hoping none of the runners feel like we do here at the race workers’ bunkhouse.i am so beat.the last week has been nothing but intense.way too much time on my feetand lifting and toting for these old bones.late nights getting intimate with the keyboardand...
by Lazarus Lake | Oct 17, 2024 | Race Reports
now i need to ask a favor.the post with the link to watch the broadcast;the scammers with all the fake sites and fake livestreams are sucking people in.they have a big advantage in that all they have to do with their time is try to suck people in.we have to actually...
by Lazarus Lake | Oct 17, 2024 | Race Reports
at last we come to the end of the series.and we end with the seat of power in the world of backyard.if the US is the favorite,it is only because we are one huge country.if there was only one team from western europe it would annihilate the competition!the top seed...
